In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Mikhailovich and the family name is Chebrikov.
Viktor Chebrikov
Виктор Чебриков
6th Chairman of the Committee for State Security
In office 17 December 1982 – 1 October 1988
Premier
Nikolai Tikhonov Nikolai Ryzhkov
Preceded by
Vitaly Fedorchuk
Succeeded by
Vladimir Kryuchkov
Full member of the 26th, 27th Politburo
In office 23 April 1985 – 20 September 1989
Candidate member of the 26th Politburo
In office 26 December 1983 – 23 April 1985
Member of the 27th Secretariat
In office 30 September 1988 – 20 September 1989
Personal details
Born
Viktor Mikhailovich Chebrikov
(1923-04-27)27 April 1923 Yekaterinoslav, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Died
2 July 1999(1999-07-02) (aged 76) Moscow, Russian Federation
Nationality
Soviet and Russian
Political party
Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1950–1989)
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Viktor Mikhailovich Chebrikov (Russian: Виктор Михайлович Че́бриков; 27 April 1923 – 2 July 1999) was a Soviet public official and security administrator and head of the KGB from December 1982 to October 1988.[1]
^Montgomery, Isobel (7 July 1999). Viktor Chebrikov: KGB chief who favoured modest Soviet reforms. The Guardian
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