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Vladimir Semichastny

KGB Chairman (1924-2001) · Russia · On the map · Politicians · Died at 76

Vladimir Yefimovich Semichastny was a Soviet politician, who served as Chairman of the KGB from November 1961 to May 1967. A protégé of Alexander Shelepin, he rose through the ranks of the Communist Youth League (Komsomol).

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Order of Lenin
Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945"
Medal "For the Development of Virgin Lands"
Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin"
Jubilee Medal "Twenty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945"
Jubilee Medal "Thirty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945"
Jubilee Medal "Forty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945"
Jubilee Medal "50 Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945"
Medal "In Commemoration of the 850th Anniversary of Moscow"
Medal "Veteran of Labour"
Medal "For the Restoration of the Donbas Coal Mines"
Jubilee Medal "50 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR"
Jubilee Medal "60 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR"
Jubilee Medal "70 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR"
Medal "In Commemoration of the 1500th Anniversary of Kyiv"
Medal "For Impeccable Service"
Order of the People's Republic of Bulgaria
Order of the Red Banner of Labour
Medal "For Impeccable Service", 1st class

About this person

Country
Russia
Category
Politicians
Type
Politician
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1924 to 2001 · aged 76

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