Tikhon Kiselyov
Soviet Belarusian politician (1917-1983)
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Tikhon Yakovlevich Kiselyov (Russian: Ти́хон Я́ковлевич Киселёв, Belarusian: Ціхан Якаўлевіч Кісялёў; 12 August (O.S.: 30 July), 1917 – 11 January 1983) was a Belarusian statesman in the Soviet Union, the leader (first secretary) of the Communist Party of Byelorussia, i.e., the de facto leader of the Byelorussian SSR (1980–1983).[1]
Head of stateIvan Paliakoŭ
Preceded byPyotr Masherov
Vladimir Brovikov (acting)
Vladimir Brovikov (acting)
Succeeded byVladimir Brovikov (acting)
Nikolay Slyunkov
Nikolay Slyunkov
Tikhon Kiselyov | |
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Тихон Киселёв | |
 Kiselyov in 1973 | |
| First Secretary of the Communist Party of Byelorussia | |
| In office 15 October 1980 – 11 January 1983 | |
| Head of state | Ivan Paliakoŭ |
| Head of government | Aleksandr Aksyonov Vladimir Brovikov Mikhail Kovalev |
| Preceded by | Pyotr Masherov Vladimir Brovikov (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Vladimir Brovikov (acting) Nikolay Slyunkov |
| Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers | |
| In office 5 December 1978 – 23 October 1980 | |
| Premier | Alexei Kosygin |
| Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Byelorussian SSR (Head of government of the Byelorussian SSR) | |
| In office 9 April 1959 – 11 December 1978 | |
| Leader | Kirill Mazurov Pyotr Masherov |
| Head of state | Vasily Kozlov Valentina Klochkova (acting) Sergey Pritytsky Ivan Klimov (acting) Fyodor Surganov Vladimir Lobanok (acting) Zinaida Bychkovskaya (acting) Ivan Paliakoŭ |
| Preceded by | Nikolai Avkhimovich |
| Succeeded by | Aleksandr Aksyonov |
| Candidate member of the 25th, 26th Politburo | |
| In office 21 October 1980 – 11 January 1983 | |
| Full member of the 22nd, 23rd, 24th, 25th, 26th Central Committee | |
| In office 31 October 1961 – 11 January 1983 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 July 1917 |
| Died | 11 January 1983 (aged 65) |
| Party | Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1940–1983) |
Other political affiliations | Communist Party of Byelorussia |
| Profession | Civil servant |
Career
Party
- 1940: member of the CPSU
- 1961: member of the CPSU Central Committee
- 1980: first secretary of Central Committee the Communist Party of Byelorussia
- 1980: CPSU Central Committee Politbureau candidate
Government
- 1954: member of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR
- 1959-1978: Chairman of the BSSR Council of Ministers
- 1978-1980: Deputy Chairman of the USSR Council of Ministers
- 1981: member of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR
Awards
- 1977: Hero of Socialist Labor
- Two Orders of Lenin
- Order of the Badge of Honor
- Medals