Arvīds Pelše

Arvīds Pelše
Арвид Пельше
Pelše in 1969
Chairman of the Party Control Committee of the Central Committee
In office
8 April 1966 – 29 May 1983
Preceded byNikolay Shvernik
Succeeded byMikhail Solomentsev
First Secretary of the Communist Party of Latvia
In office
25 November 1959 – 15 April 1966
Preceded byJānis Kalnbērziņš
Succeeded byAugusts 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
Died29 May 1983(1983-05-29) (aged 84)
Resting placeKremlin Wall Necropolis, Moscow
PartyRSDLP (Bolsheviks) (1915–1918)
CPSU (1918–1983)
Other political
affiliations
Communist Party of Latvia (1915-1983)
ProfessionPolitician, historian
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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.