28th Secretariat of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union

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The 28th Secretariat and the Secretaries of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union were elected by the 1st Plenary Session of the 28th Central Committee in the aftermath of the 28th Congress.

Secretaries of the Central Committee[]

Name
(birth–death)
Took office Left office Duration Note
Mikhail Gorbachev
(born 1931)
14 July 1990 24 August 1991 1 year, 41 days Resigned from the Communist Party on 24 August in reaction to the 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt
Vladimir Ivashko
(1932–1994)
14 July 1990 29 August 1991 1 year, 46 days As Deputy General Secretary he presided over all meetings of the Secretariat, with the exception of the first, which was chaired by Gorbachev.
Oleg Baklanov
(born 1932)
14 July 1990 29 August 1991 1 year, 46 days

(1933–2007)
14 July 1990 29 August 1991 1 year, 46 days
Andriy Hirenko
(1936–2017)
14 July 1990 29 August 1991 1 year, 46 days
Alexander Dzasokhov
(born 1934)
14 July 1990 29 August 1991 1 year, 46 days
Valentin Kuptsov
(born 1937)
14 July 1990 29 August 1991 1 year, 46 days

(1937–2017)
14 July 1990 29 August 1991 1 year, 46 days
Yegor Stroyev
(born 1937)
14 July 1990 29 August 1991 1 year, 46 days
Valentin Falin
(1926–2018)
14 July 1990 29 August 1991 1 year, 46 days

(born 1936)
14 July 1990 29 August 1991 1 year, 46 days
Oleg Shenin
(1937–2009)
14 July 1990 29 August 1991 1 year, 46 days
Gennady Yanayev
(1937–2010)
14 July 1990 31 January 1991 201 days Relieved of his duties at the 1st Joint Plenary Session of the Central Committee and the Central Control Commission.
Petru Lucinschi
(born 1940)
31 January 1991 29 August 1991 210 days Elected at the 1st Joint Plenary Session of the Central Committee and the Central Control Commission.

(born 1947)
26 July 1991 29 August 1991 34 days Elected at the 4th Plenary Session.
Ivan Melnikov
(born 1950)
26 July 1991 29 August 1991 34 days Elected at the 4th Plenary Session.

Members of the Secretariat[]

Name
(birth–death)
Took office Left office Duration Note

(born 1948)
14 July 1990 29 August 1991 1 year, 46 days

(born 1948)
14 July 1990 29 August 1991 1 year, 46 days
Ivan Melnikov
(born 1950)
14 July 1990 26 July 1991 1 year, 12 days Relieved of his duties at the 4th Plenary Session, and promoted to Secretary of the Central Committee.

(born 1937)
14 July 1990 29 August 1991 1 year, 46 days

(born 1944)
14 July 1990 29 August 1991 1 year, 46 days

(born 1952)
26 July 1991 29 August 1991 34 days Elected at the 4th Plenary Session.

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