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Alexei Kosygin | |
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Алексей Косыгин | |
 Kosygin in 1967 | |
| 8th Premier of the Soviet Union | |
| In office 15 October 1964 – 23 October 1980 | |
| President | Anastas Mikoyan Leonid Brezhnev |
| Deputy | First Deputy Premiers - Dmitriy Ustinov Kirill Mazurov Dmitry Polyansky Nikolai Tikhonov |
| Leader | Leonid Brezhnev |
| Preceded by | Nikita Khrushchev |
| Succeeded by | Nikolai Tikhonov |
| First Deputy Premier of the Soviet Union | |
| In office 4 May 1960 – 15 October 1964 | |
| President | Kliment Voroshilov |
| Premier | Nikita Khrushchev |
| Preceded by | Frol Kozlov |
| Succeeded by | Dmitriy Ustinov |
| Chairman of the State Planning Committee | |
| In office 20 March 1959 – 4 May 1960 | |
| President | Kliment Voroshilov |
| Premier | Nikita Khrushchev |
| Preceded by | Joseph Kuzmin |
| Succeeded by | Vladimir Novikov |
| Prime Minister of the Russian SFSR | |
| In office 23 June 1943 – 23 March 1946 | |
| President | Mikhail Kalinin Nikolai Shvernik |
| Premier | Joseph Stalin |
| Preceded by | Ivan Khokhlov |
| Full member of the 18th, 22nd, 23rd, 24th, & 25th CPSU Politburo | |
| In office 4 May 1960 – 21 October 1980 | |
| Succeeded by | Mikhail Rodionov |
| In office 4 September 1948 – 16 October 1952 | |
| Candidate member of the 18th, 19th, & 20th CPSU PolitburoIn office | |
| In office 29 June 1957 – 4 May 1960 | |
| In office 16 October 1952 – 5 March 1953 | |
| In office 18 March 1946 – 4 September 1948 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 February [O.S. 8 February] 1904 Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire |
| Died | 18 December 1980 (aged 76) Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Resting place | Kremlin Wall Necropolis, Moscow |
| Citizenship | Soviet |
| Political party | Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1927–1980) |
| Spouse(s) | Klavdia Andreyevna (died 1967) |
| Residence | House on the Embankment |
| Profession | Teacher, civil servant |
| Awards | See List |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Russian SFSR |
| Branch/service | Red Army |
| Years of service | 1919–1921 |
| Rank | Conscript |
| Commands | Red Army |
| Battles/wars | Russian Civil War Second World War |
Alexei Nikolayevich Kosygin (Russian: Алексе́й Никола́евич Косы́гин, IPA: [ɐlʲɪkˈsʲej nʲɪkɐˈla(j)ɪvʲɪtɕ kɐˈsɨɡʲɪn]; 21 February [O.S. 8 February] 1904 – 18 December 1980)[1] was a Russian political leader and the longest serving Premier of the Soviet Union. He was a friend of the previous Prime Minister, Nikita Khrushchev. He and Leonid Brezhnev led the country together until he died.
- ↑ Tucker, Spencer C.; Roberts, Priscilla (2008). "Kosygin, Alexei". The Encyclopedia of the Arab-Israeli Conflict: A Political, Social, and Military History [4 volumes]: A Political, Social, and Military History. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 978-1851098422.