Leonid Melnikov | |
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First Secretary of the Communist Party of Ukraine | |
In office 16 December 1949 – 4 June 1953 |
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Preceded by | Nikita Khrushchev |
Succeeded by | Alexei Kirichenko |
Full member of the 19th Presidium | |
In office 16 October 1952 – 6 March 1953 |
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Candidate member of the 19th Presidium | |
In office 6 March 1953 – 7 July 1953 |
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Personal details | |
Born | 31 May [O.S. 18 May] 1906 Chernigov Governorate, Russian Empire |
Died | 16 April 1981 Moscow, Soviet Union |
(aged 74)
Nationality | Soviet |
Political party | Communist Party of the Soviet Union |
Leonid Georgievich Melnikov (Russian: Леонид Георгиевич Мельников; 18(31) May 1906 – 16 April 1981) was a Soviet politician and diplomat.