Vladimir Semichastny
Vladimir Semichastny | |
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Владимир Семичастный | |
Semichastny in May 1998 | |
| 3rd Chairman of the Committee for State Security (KGB) | |
| In office November 13, 1961 – May 18, 1967 | |
| Premier | Nikita Khrushchev Alexei Kosygin |
| Preceded by | Pyotr Ivashutin |
| Succeeded by | Yuri Andropov |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Vladimir Yefimovich Semichastny 15 January 1924 |
| Died | 12 January 2001 (aged 76) |
| Citizenship | Soviet (until 1991) and Russian |
| Party | Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1941–1991) |
| Signature | |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Soviet Union |
| Branch/service | KGB |
| Years of service | 1961-1967 |
| Rank | Colonel 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).