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Aleksei Nikolaevich Kosygin Biography and Timeline

Follow Aleksei Nikolaevich Kosygin through 13 dated historical records for Russia.

Aleksei Nikolaevich Kosygin, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

13Distinct records
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1904–1973Years on this page

1904

Birth of Kosigyn

Saint Petersburg · Government / Government of Russia

Birth of Kosigyn, son of a working class family

Role range: 1917-1991

1938

Mayor

Mayor of Leningrad · Leningrad · Government / Government of Russia

Appointed Mayor of Leningrad

Role range: 1917-1991

1939

Commissar

Commissar-Textile Industry · Moscow · Government / Government of Russia

Appointed Peoples Commissar for the Textile Industry

Role range: 1917-1991

1946

Deputy Prime Minister

Deputy Prime Minister · Moscow · Government / Government of Russia

Appointed Deputy Prime Minister of Russia, 1st term

Role range: 1917-1991

Minister of Finance

Minister of Finance · Government / Government of Russia

Appointed Minister of Finance

Role range: 1917-1991

1948

Politburo

Member of Politburo · Moscow · Government / Government of Russia

Appointed Member of Politburo

Role range: 1917-1991 – 1948-1952

1952

Presidium

Member of Presidium · Moscow · Government / Government of Russia

Appointed Member of Presidium of the Central Committee

Role range: 1917-1991

1957

Deputy Prime Minister

Deputy Prime Minister · Moscow · Government / Government of Russia

Appointed Deputy Prime Minister of Russia, 2nd term

Role range: 1917-1991

1964

Prime Minister of Russia

Prime Minister of Russia · Government / Government of Russia

Appointed Prime Minister of Russia

Role range: 1917-1991 – 1964-1980

1965

Alliance Aleksei Nikolaevich Kosygin and to counter the American "aggression

Prime Minister of Russia · Warfare / Vietnam War, 2nd

Prime Minister Kosygin is pressured by the North Vietnamese to provide unlimited military aid to counter the American "aggression"

Role range: 1960-1975 – 1964-1980

1967

Visit to London

London · Government / Government of Russia

Kosygin visits Wilson in Britain to discuss the Vietnam War

Role range: 1917-1991

1973

Ceasefire Negotiations

Chairman of Council of Ministers · Cairo · Warfare / Yom Kippur War

Visits Cairo to press for a ceasefire after Israel gains the initiative.

Role range: 1973-1973 – 1964-1980

Ceasefire

Chairman of Council of Ministers · Cairo · Warfare / Yom Kippur War

Tries to persuade Egypt to accept a ceasefire as Israeli forces prepare to cross the Suez Canal.

Role range: 1973-1973 – 1964-1980

Records, sources and methodology

These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.