Nikifor Kalchenko

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Nykyfor Timofiyovych Kalchenko (Ukrainian: Никифор Тимофійович Кальчекно; 9 February [O.S. 27 January] 1906 – 14 May 1989) was a Ukrainian and Soviet politician, who served as the head of government of Ukrainian SSR (today's equivalent of prime-minister).[1]

Biography[]

Nykyfor Kalchenko was born in a peasant family in a small village in Poltava Oblast, central Ukraine.

Awards[]

Nykyfor Kalchenko was awarded the Hero of Socialist Labour in 1976.

References[]

Political offices
Preceded by
Demyan Korotchenko
Prime Minister of Ukraine (Ukrainian SSR)
1954-1961
Succeeded by
Volodymyr Shcherbytsky


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