Leonid Melnykov

Leonid Melnykov
Леонід Мельников
Melnykov in 1950
First Secretary of the Communist Party of Ukraine
In office
16 December 1949 – 4 June 1953
Preceded byNikita Khrushchev
Succeeded byAleksey Kirichenko
Full member of the 19th Presidium
In office
16 October 1952 – 6 March 1953
Candidate member of the 19th Presidium
In office
6 March 1953 – 7 July 1953
Personal details
Born31 May [O.S. 18 May] 1906
Died16 April 1981(1981-04-16) (aged 74)
PartyCommunist Party of the Soviet Union
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Leonid Heorhiyovych Melnykov (Ukrainian: Леонід Георгійович Мельников; 31 May 1906 – 16 April 1981) was a Soviet and Ukrainian politician and diplomat.