Vladimir Semichastny

Vladimir Semichastny
Владимир Семичастный
Semichastny in May 1998
3rd Chairman of the Committee for State Security (KGB)
In office
November 13, 1961 – May 18, 1967
PremierNikita Khrushchev
Alexei Kosygin
Preceded byPyotr Ivashutin
Succeeded byYuri Andropov
Personal details
BornVladimir Yefimovich Semichastny
(1924-01-15)15 January 1924
Died12 January 2001(2001-01-12) (aged 76)
CitizenshipSoviet (until 1991) and Russian
PartyCommunist Party of the Soviet Union (1941–1991)
Signature
Military service
Allegiance Soviet Union
Branch/serviceKGB
Years of service1961-1967
RankColonel general
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Vladimir Yefimovich Semichastny (Russian: Влади́мир Ефи́мович Семича́стный; Ukrainian: Володимир Юхимович Семичастний; 15 January 1924 – 12 January 2001) was a Soviet politician, who served as Chairman of the KGB from November 1961 to May 1967. A protégé of Alexander Shelepin, he rose through the ranks of the Communist Youth League (Komsomol).