Yefrem Sokolov
Yefrem Yevseyevich Sokolov (Russian: Ефре́м Евсе́евич Соколо́в; Belarusian: Яфрэ́м Яўсе́евіч Сакало́ў, 25 April 1926 – 5 April 2022) was the first secretary of the Communist Party of Byelorussian SSR from February 1988 to November 1990. Sokolov was a member of the Politburo. He was elected on 14 July 1990.[1]
Yefrem Sokolov Яфрэм Сакалоў | |
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| First Secretary of the Communist Party of Byelorussia | |
| In office 6 February 1987 – 28 November 1990 | |
| Preceded by | Nikolay Slyunkov |
| Succeeded by | Anatoly Malofeyev |
| First Secretary of the Brest Regional Committee of the Communist Party of Byelorussia | |
| In office 5 March 1977 – 28 February 1987 | |
| Preceded by | Vladimir Mikulich |
| Succeeded by | Anatoly Zelenovsky |
| Member of the 28th Politburo | |
| In office 14 July 1990 – 29 August 1991 | |
| Full member of the 27th, 28th Central Committee | |
| In office 26 June 1987 – 29 August 1991 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Yefrem Yevseyevich Sokolov 25 April 1926 Horki District, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Died | 5 April 2022 (aged 95) |
| Political party | Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1944–1991) |
Sokolov died on 5 April 2022, three weeks before his 96th birthday.[2]