Nikolay Podgorny: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	Mykola Pidhorny • Nikolay Viktorovich Podgorny
Born	February 18, 1903 • Ukraine
Died	January 12, 1983 (aged 79) • Moscow • Russia
Title / Office	head of state (1965-1977), Soviet Union
Political Affiliation	Communist Party of the Soviet Union

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Khrushchev, Nikita; Podgorny, Nikolay; Ulbricht, Walter

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