Birth of Kosigyn, son of a working class family
Historical person
Aleksei Nikolaevich Kosygin Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Aleksei Nikolaevich Kosygin, based on 13 World History Database records associated with Russia.
Chronological biography
1904
1938
Appointed Mayor of Leningrad
1939
Appointed Peoples Commissar for the Textile Industry
1946
Appointed Deputy Prime Minister of Russia, 1st term
Appointed Minister of Finance
1948
Appointed Member of Politburo
1952
Appointed Member of Presidium of the Central Committee
1957
Appointed Deputy Prime Minister of Russia, 2nd term
1964
Appointed Prime Minister of Russia
1965
Prime Minister Kosygin is pressured by the North Vietnamese to provide unlimited military aid to counter the American "aggression"
1967
Kosygin visits Wilson in Britain to discuss the Vietnam War
1973
Tries to persuade Egypt to accept a ceasefire as Israeli forces prepare to cross the Suez Canal.
Visits Cairo to press for a ceasefire after Israel gains the initiative.
Titles and roles
Chairman of Council of Ministers · Commissar-Textile Industry · Deputy Prime Minister · Mayor of Leningrad · Member of Politburo · Member of Presidium · Minister of Finance · Prime Minister of Russia
Record provenance
This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.