In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Yefimovich and the family name is Semichastny.
Vladimir Semichastny
Владимир Семичастный
Semichastny in 1961
3rd Chairman of the Committee for State Security (KGB)
In office November 13, 1961 – May 18, 1967
Premier
Nikita Khrushchev Alexei Kosygin
Preceded by
Alexander Shelepin
Succeeded by
Yuri Andropov
Personal details
Born
Vladimir Yefimovich Semichastny
(1924-01-15)15 January 1924 village Hryhorivka, Yekaterinoslav Governorate, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Died
12 January 2001(2001-01-12) (aged 76) Moscow, Russia
Citizenship
Soviet (until 1991) and Russian
Nationality
Russian
Political party
Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1941–1991)
Signature
Vladimir Yefimovich Semichastny (Russian: Влади́мир Ефи́мович Семича́стный; Ukrainian: Володимир Юхимович Семичастний; 15 January 1924 – 12 January 2001) 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).[1]
^McCauley, Martin (11 September 2002). Who's Who in Russia since 1900. ISBN 9781134772131.
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