Nikolai Podgorny Death
Nikolai passed away on January 12, 1983 at the age of 79.
When did Nikolai Podgorny die?
January 12, 1983How old was Nikolai Podgorny when died?
79
Nikolai Podgorny Birthday and Date of Death
Nikolai Podgorny was born on February 18, 1903 and died on January 12, 1983. Nikolai was 79 years old at the time of death.
Birthday: February 18, 1903
Date of Death: January 12, 1983
Age at Death: 79
Nikolai Podgorny - Biography
Nikolai Viktorovich Podgorny (Russian: Никола́й Ви́кторович Подго́рный; Ukrainian: Микола Вікторович Підгорний; 18 February [O.S. 5 February] 1903 – 12 January 1983) was a Soviet Ukrainian statesman during the Cold War. He served as First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Ukraine from 1957 to 1963 and as Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet from 1965 to 1977. He was replaced as Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet in 1977 by General Secretary Leonid Brezhnev. That same year he lost his seat in the Political Bureau (Politburo) and was forced to resign from active politics.
