Yegor Ligachev Его́р Лигачёв | |
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Second Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union | |
In office March 1985 – 1990 | |
General Secretary | Mikhail Gorbachev |
Preceded by | Mikhail Gorbachev Grigory Romanov |
Succeeded by | Vladimir Ivashko |
Personal details | |
Born | Dubinkino, Russian SFSR | 29 November 1920
Died | 7 May 2021 Moscow, Russia | (aged 100)
Nationality | Soviet and Russian |
Political party | Communist Party of the Soviet Union Communist Party of the Russian Federation |
Yegor Kuzmich Ligachev (Russian: Его́р Кузьми́ч Лигачёв, 29 November 1920 – 7 May 2021) was a Soviet politician. He was a high-ranking official in the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU).[1] He was the Second Secretary of the Party when Mikhail Gorbachev was serving as General Secretary.
Ligachev was born on 29 November 1920 in Dubinkino. It is close to Novosibirsk. He died on 7 May 2021 in Moscow, aged 100.[2]