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Tikhon Kiselyov
Tikhon Yakovlevich Kiselyov
was a Belarusian
statesman
in the
Soviet Union
, the
leader
of the
Communist Party of Byelorussia
, i.e., the
de facto
leader of the
Byelorussian SSR
.
Career
Party
1940: member of the
CPSU
1961: member of the
CPSU Central Committee
1980:
first secretary
of
Central Committee
the
Communist Party
of Byelorussia
1980:
CPSU Central Committee Politbureau
candidate
Government
1954: member of the
Supreme Soviet of the USSR
1959-1978: Chairman of the BSSR
Council of Ministers
1978-1980:
Deputy Chairman
of the
USSR Council of Ministers
1981: member of the
Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR
Awards
1977:
Hero of Socialist Labor
Two
Orders of Lenin
Order of the
Badge of Honor
Medals