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Petro Shelest

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Petro Shelest Famous memorial

Birth
Kharkivska, Ukraine
Death
22 Jan 1996 (aged 87)
Moscow Oblast, Russia
Burial
Kyiv, Pecherskyi raion, City of Kyiv, Ukraine GPS-Latitude: 50.4171205, Longitude: 30.510454
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Ukrainian Statesman. He served as the First Secretary of the Communist Party of Ukraine from June 23, 1963 to May 19, 1972. He graduated from Mariupol' Metallurgical Institute in 1935. He went on to work as a manager of large factories in both Leningrad and Kyiv. From 1954 to 1962, he served as both the mayor of Kyiv and a secretary of the Communist Party. In 1963, he became the First Secretary of the Ukrainian Communist Party and went on to serve in this position for the next nine years until 1972, when he was appointed to be deputy chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union. He went on to serve in this position for a year until health problems forced him to resign. From 1973 to 1985, he worked as a manager of the aircraft factory in Moscow.
Ukrainian Statesman. He served as the First Secretary of the Communist Party of Ukraine from June 23, 1963 to May 19, 1972. He graduated from Mariupol' Metallurgical Institute in 1935. He went on to work as a manager of large factories in both Leningrad and Kyiv. From 1954 to 1962, he served as both the mayor of Kyiv and a secretary of the Communist Party. In 1963, he became the First Secretary of the Ukrainian Communist Party and went on to serve in this position for the next nine years until 1972, when he was appointed to be deputy chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union. He went on to serve in this position for a year until health problems forced him to resign. From 1973 to 1985, he worked as a manager of the aircraft factory in Moscow.

Bio by: Mr. Badger Hawkeye



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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Originally Created by: Mr. Badger Hawkeye
  • Added: Mar 16, 2022
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/237629248/petro-shelest: accessed ), memorial page for Petro Shelest (14 Feb 1908–22 Jan 1996), Find a Grave Memorial ID 237629248, citing Baykova Cemetery, Kyiv, Pecherskyi raion, City of Kyiv, Ukraine; Maintained by Find a Grave.