Vasily Kozlov (politician)

Vasily Kozlov
Васіль Казлоў
Василий Козлов
Kozlov, c. 1940s
Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Byelorussian SSR
(Head of state of the Byelorussian SSR)
In office
18 March 1948 – 2 December 1967
LeaderNikolai Gusarov
Nikolai Patolichev
Kirill Mazurov
Pyotr Masherov
Head of governmentAleksey Kleshchev
Kirill Mazurov
Nikolai Avkhimovich
Tikhon Kiselyov
Preceded byNikifor Natalevich
Succeeded byFyodor Surganov (acting)
Valentina Klochkova (acting)
Sergey Pritytsky
Chairman of the Supreme Soviet of the Byelorussian SSR
In office
12 March 1947 – 17 March 1948
Preceded byNadezhda Grekova
Succeeded byYevgeny Bugayev
Personal details
Born(1903-02-18)18 February 1903
Died2 December 1967(1967-12-02) (aged 64)
PartyCommunist Party of the Soviet Union (1927–1967)
AwardsHero of the Soviet Union
Military service
Allegiance Soviet Union
Branch/service
Years of service1925–1927, 1941–1944
RankMajor general
CommandsMinsk partisans
Battles/warsWorld War II
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Vasily Ivanovich Kozlov (Belarusian: Васіль Іванавіч Казлоў, romanizedVasil Ivanavič Kazloŭ; Russian: Василий Иванович Козлов; 18 February 1903 – 2 December 1967) was a Soviet Belarusian partisan, politician, and recipient of the Hero of the Soviet Union (1942).