Nikolai Viktorovich Podgorny Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Nikolai Viktorovich Podgorny, based on 12 World History Database records associated with Russia.

12 records1950–197711 events2 places

Chronological biography

1950

First Secretary1950

Government / Government of Russia · First Secretary of CPSU · Moscow

Appointed First Secretary of the Kharkov Obkom

1953

Second Secretary1953

Government / Government of Russia · Second Secretary · Moscow

Appointed 2nd Secretary of the Communist Party of the Ukraine

1956

Central Committee1956

Government / Government of Russia · Member of Central Committee · Moscow

Appointed Member of Central Committee

1958

Politburo1958

Government / Government of Russia · Candidate Member of Politburo · Moscow

Appointed Member of Politburo, Candidate Member

1960

Politburo1960

Government / Government of Russia · Member of Politburo · Moscow

Appointed Member of Politburo

1963

Secretary of Central Committee1963

Government / Government of Russia · Secretary of Central Committee

Appointed Secretary of the Central Committee

1964

Triumvirate1964

Government / Government of Russia · Member of Triumvirate · Moscow

Appointed Member of triumvirate which takes over from Khrushchev

1965

President of Russia1965

Government / Government of Russia · President of Russia

Appointed President of Russia

Chairman9 December 1965

Government / Government of Russia · Chairman of the Presidium · Moscow

Appointed Chairman of the Presidium of the USSR Supreme Soviet, Head of State

Head of State9 December 1965

Government / Government of Russia · Head of State · Moscow

Appointed Head of State for Russia

1971

Soviet Participation in Inauguration15 January 1971

Government / Government of Russia · Chairman of Presidium of Supreme Soviet · Aswan Dam

Podgorny joins Sadat at the ceremony celebrating Soviet-Egyptian construction cooperation.

1977

Resignation of Nikolai Viktorovich Podgorny16 June 1977

Government / Government of Russia · Chairman of the Presidium · Moscow

Resigns as the Chairman of the Presidium of the USSR Supreme Soviet

Titles and roles

Candidate Member of Politburo · Chairman of Presidium of Supreme Soviet · Chairman of the Presidium · First Secretary of CPSU · Head of State · Member of Central Committee · Member of Politburo · Member of Triumvirate · President of Russia · Second Secretary · Secretary of Central Committee

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.