Nikolai Podgorny
Nikolai Viktorovich Podgorny (18 February [O.S. 5 February] 1903 – 12 January 1983) was a Soviet statesman. He served as the Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet, the head of state of the Soviet Union, from 1965 to 1977.
Nikolai Viktorovich Podgonry Николай Викторович Подгорный | |
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| President of the Soviet Union | |
| In office 9 December 1965 – 16 June 1977 | |
| Preceded by | Anastas Mikoyan |
| Succeeded by | Leonid Brezhnev |
| Second Secretary of the CPSU | |
| In office 15 July 1964 – 9 December 1965 | |
| Preceded by | Leonid Brezhnev |
| Succeeded by | Mikhail Suslov |
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| Born | 18 February 1903 Karlovka, Russian Empire |
| Died | 12 January 1983 (age 79) Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Citizenship | Soviet |
| Nationality | Ukrainian |
| Political party | Communist Party of the party(CPSU) |
| Occupation | statesman |