Nikifor Kalchenko

Nykyfor Timofiyovych Kalchenko (Ukrainian: Никифор Тимофійович Кальчекно; February 9, 1906 - May 14, 1989) was a Ukrainian and Soviet politician, who served as the head of government of Ukrainian SSR (today's equivalent of prime-minister).^[1]

Biography

Nykyfor Kalchenko was born in a peasant family in a small village in Poltava Oblast, central Ukraine.

Awards

Nykyfor Kalchenko was awarded the Hero of Socialist Labour in 1976.

References

↑ http://www.kmu.gov.ua/control/uk/publish/article?showHidden=1&art_id=1261530&cat_id=661258

Political offices
Preceded by Demyan Korotchenko	Prime Minister of Ukraine (Ukrainian SSR) 1954-1961	Succeeded by Volodymyr Shcherbytsky

Prime Ministers of Ukraine

Ukrainian People's Republic
(1917–1920)

Ukrainian SSR
(1917–1991)

Ukraine
(since 1991)

¹ denotes acting

Authority control	VIAF: 52867587 GND: 133090507

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