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Leonid Heorhiyovych Melnykov (Ukrainian: Леонід Георгійович Мельников; 31 May 1906 – 16 April 1981) was a Soviet and Ukrainian politician and diplomat.
Quick Facts First Secretary of the Communist Party of Ukraine, Preceded by ...
Leonid Melnykov | |
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Леонід Мельников | |
| First Secretary of the Communist Party of Ukraine | |
| In office 16 December 1949 – 4 June 1953 | |
| Preceded by | Nikita Khrushchev |
| Succeeded by | Aleksey Kirichenko |
| Full member of the 19th Presidium | |
| In office 16 October 1952 – 6 March 1953 | |
| Candidate member of the 19th Presidium | |
| In office 6 March 1953 – 7 July 1953 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 31 May [O.S. 18 May] 1906 Mglinsky Uyezd, Chernihiv Governorate, Russian Empire |
| Died | 16 April 1981(1981-04-16) (aged 74) Moscow, Soviet Union |
| Nationality | Soviet |
| Political party | Communist Party of the Soviet Union |
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More information Political offices, Party political offices ...
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Post established |
Chairman of Committee in Supervision for Work Safety 1966–1981 |
Succeeded by Ivan Vladychenko |
| Preceded by Post established |
Minister of Construction of the Coal Industry 1955–1957 |
Succeeded by Post abolished |
| Preceded by Anatoliy Lavrentiev |
Soviet Ambassador to Romania 1953–1955 |
Succeeded by |
| Party political offices | ||
| Preceded by | 1st Secretary of the Communist Party of Ukraine 1949–1953 |
Succeeded by |
| Preceded by Mikhail Drozhin |
1st Secretary of the Communist Party of Stalino Oblast 1944–1947 |
Succeeded by Aleksandr Struyev |
| Preceded by ? |
1st Secretary of the Communist Party of Karaganda Oblast 1942–1944 |
Succeeded by Gregory Galaydin |
| Preceded by Semyon Zadiochenko |
1st Secretary of the Communist Party of Stalino Oblast (acting) 1941–1942 |
Succeeded by German occupation |
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