Viktor Chebrikov

Viktor Chebrikov
Виктор Чебриков
Official portrait, 1984
6th Chairman of the KGB
In office
17 December 1982 – 1 October 1988
PremierNikolai Tikhonov
Nikolai Ryzhkov
Preceded byVitaly Fedorchuk
Succeeded byVladimir Kryuchkov
Full member of the 26th, 27th Politburo
In office
23 April 1985 – 20 September 1989
Candidate member of the 26th Politburo
In office
26 December 1983 – 23 April 1985
Member of the 27th Secretariat
In office
30 September 1988 – 20 September 1989
Personal details
BornViktor Mikhailovich Chebrikov
(1923-04-27)27 April 1923
Died2 July 1999(1999-07-02) (aged 76)
PartyCommunist Party of the Soviet Union (1950–1989)
Signature
Military service
Allegiance Soviet Union
Branch/serviceRed Army
KGB
Years of service1941–1946
1967–1988
RankArmy General
Battles/warsWorld War II
Soviet–Afghan War
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Viktor Mikhailovich Chebrikov (Russian: Виктор Михайлович Че́бриков; 27 April 1923 – 2 July 1999) was a Soviet public official and security administrator and head of the KGB from December 1982 to October 1988.