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 byAnastas Mikoyan
Succeeded byLeonid Brezhnev
Second Secretary of the CPSU
In office
15 July 1964 – 9 December 1965
Preceded byLeonid Brezhnev
Succeeded byMikhail Suslov
Personal details
Born(1903-02-18)18 February 1903
Karlovka, Russian Empire
Died12 January 1983 (age 79)
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
CitizenshipSoviet
NationalityUkrainian
Political partyCommunist Party of the party(CPSU)
Occupationstatesman