Arvīds Pelše
Soviet Latvian politician (1899–1983) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Arvīds Pelše (Russian: А́рвид Я́нович Пе́льше, Arvid Yanovich Pelshe; 7 February [O.S. 26 January] 1899 – 29 May 1983) was a Latvian Soviet politician, functionary, and historian.
Quick Facts Chairman of the Party Control Committee of the Central Committee, Preceded by ...
Arvīds Pelše | |
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Арвид Пельше | |
Chairman of the Party Control Committee of the Central Committee | |
In office 8 April 1966 – 29 May 1983 | |
Preceded by | Nikolay Shvernik |
Succeeded by | Mikhail Solomentsev |
First Secretary of the Communist Party of Latvia | |
In office 25 November 1959 – 15 April 1966 | |
Preceded by | Jānis Kalnbērziņš |
Succeeded by | Augusts Voss |
Full member of the 23rd, 24th, 25th, 26th Politburo | |
In office 8 April 1966 – 29 May 1983 | |
Personal details | |
Born | (1899-02-07)7 February 1899 Iecava Parish, Courland Governorate, Russian Empire |
Died | 29 May 1983(1983-05-29) (aged 84) Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
Resting place | Kremlin Wall Necropolis, Moscow |
Nationality | Latvian |
Political party | RSDLP (Bolsheviks) (1915–1918) CPSU (1918–1983) |
Profession | Politician, historian |
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