Nikifor Kalchenko
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
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| Preceded by Demyan Korotchenko |
Prime Minister of Ukraine (Ukrainian SSR) 1954-1961 |
Succeeded by Volodymyr Shcherbytsky |
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