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Kliment Yefremovich Voroshilov Климе́нт Ефре́мович Вороши́лов | |
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.jpg) Kliment Voroshilov in 1961 | |
| President of the Soviet Union | |
| In office 15 March 1953 – 7 May 1960 | |
| Premier | Georgy Malenkov Nikolai Bulganin Nikita Khrushchev |
| Preceded by | Nikolai Shvernik |
| Succeeded by | Leonid Brezhnev |
| Defence Minister of the Soviet Union | |
| In office 31 October 1925 – 7 May 1940 | |
| President | Mikhail Kalinin |
| Premier | Alexei Rykov(until 1930) Vyacheslav Molotov |
| Preceded by | Mikhail Frunze |
| Succeeded by | Semyon Tymoshenko |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Kliment Yefremovich Voroshilov 4 February 1881 Bakhmut, Russian Empire |
| Died | 2 December 1969 (aged 88) Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Political party | Communist Party of the Soviet Union |
| Spouse(s) | Ekaterina Voroshilova |
| Children | Petya Voroshilov Timur Frunze (adopted) Tatyana Frunze (adopted) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Russian SFSR Soviet Union |
| Branch/service | Red Army Soviet Armed Forces |
| Years of service | 1917–1969 |
| Rank | Marshal |
| Commands | North Caucasus Military District Leningrad Front |
| Battles/wars | Russian Civil War |
Kliment Yefremovich Voroshilov (Russian: Климе́нт Ефре́мович Вороши́лов) (born 4 February 1881 – died 2 December 1969), was a Soviet military officer and politician during Joseph Stalin's era. He was one of the original five Marshals of the Soviet Union. It is considered the highest military rank of the Soviet Union. [1]
- ↑ "Ворошилов Климент Ефремович". www.warheroes.ru. Retrieved 2020-07-10.