Boris Pugo
Boris Pugo | |
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Борис Пуго | |
Pugo in 1989 | |
| Minister of Interior of the Soviet Union | |
| In office 1 December 1990 – 22 August 1991 | |
| President | Mikhail Gorbachev Gennady Yanayev (disputed) |
| Premier | Nikolai Ryzhkov Valentin Pavlov |
| Preceded by | Vadim Bakatin |
| Succeeded by | Vasily P. Trushin |
| Chairman of the Central Control Commission | |
| In office July 14 1990 – April 23 1991 | |
| Preceded by | Himself |
| Succeeded by | Evgeny Makhovl |
| Chairman of the Party Control Committee of the Central Committee | |
| In office September 30 1988 – July 11 1990 | |
| Preceded by | Mikhail Solomentsev |
| Succeeded by | Office Abolished |
| First Secretary of the Communist Party of Latvia | |
| In office 14 April 1984 – 4 October 1989 | |
| Preceded by | Augusts Voss |
| Succeeded by | Jānis Vagris |
| Candidate for membership in the Politburo of the CPSU Central Committee | |
| In office September 20 1989 – July 13 1990 | |
| Chairman of the KGB of the Latvian SSR | |
| In office November 1980 – April 1984 | |
| Preceded by | Longin Avdyukevich |
| Succeeded by | Stanislav Zukul |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 February 1937 |
| Died | 22 August 1991 (aged 54) Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Cause of death | Suicide by gunshot |
| Resting place | Troyekurovskoye Cemetery |
| Citizenship | Soviet Union |
| Party | Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1960–1991) |
| Spouse | Valentina Pugo |
| Children | Vadim Pugo |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Soviet Union |
| Branch/service | KGB |
| Years of service | 1976–1991 |
| Rank | Colonel general |
| Battles/wars | 1991 Soviet coup attempt |
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Boris Karlovich Pugo (Latvian: Boriss Pugo, Russian: Борис Карлович Пуго; 19 February 1937 – 22 August 1991) was a Soviet communist politician of Latvian origin.