Dmitri Pozhidaev
Russian diplomat
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Dmitri Petrovich Pozhidaev (Russian: Дмитрий Петрович Пожидаев, 1913 – 1989) was a Soviet diplomat who served as ambassador to Egypt during the Six-Day War in 1967. According to one work on the Six-Day War, Pozhidaev was believed by officials in the United States to have "contributed to the rising tensions", with one official referring to him as "one big trouble-maker".[1] In August 1967, shortly after the Six Day War, he was removed as ambassador to Egypt and transferred to an unspecified post.[2]
Preceded byAleksei Naumov
Succeeded byValeriy Levikov
Preceded byVladimir Yerofeyev
Succeeded bySergei Vinogradov
Dmitri Pozhidaev | |
|---|---|
Дмитрий Петрович Пожидаев | |
| Ambassador of the Soviet Union to Burundi | |
| In office 10 July 1974 – 28 January 1980 | |
| Preceded by | Aleksei Naumov |
| Succeeded by | Valeriy Levikov |
| Ambassador of the Soviet Union to the United Arab Republic | |
| In office 16 June 1965 – 29 August 1967 | |
| Preceded by | Vladimir Yerofeyev |
| Succeeded by | Sergei Vinogradov |
| Ambassador of the Soviet Union to Morocco | |
| In office 11 November 1958 – 20 July 1962 | |
| Preceded by | None |
| Succeeded by | Aleksei Shvedov |
| Ambassador of the Soviet Union to Switzerland | |
| In office 7 September 1957 – 11 November 1958 | |
| Preceded by | Pavel Yershov |
| Succeeded by | Nikolai Koryukin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Dmitri Petrovich Pozhidaev 1913 |
| Died | 1989 (aged 75–76) |
Awards | Order of the Badge of Honour (2) Order of the Red Banner of Labour Order of the Red Star |
As Soviet archives for the period remain closed the details of his role are not clear.[3]
