Frol Kozlov
| Frol Kozlov Фрол Козло́в |
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| Second Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union | |
| In office 1960–1963 |
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| First Secretary | Nikita Khrushchev |
| Preceded by | Nikolay Ignatov |
| Succeeded by | Leonid Brezhnev |
| First Deputy of the Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union | |
| In office 31 March 1958 – 4 May 1960 |
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| Premier | Nikita Khrushchev |
| Preceded by | Joseph Kuzmin |
| Succeeded by | Alexei Kosygin |
| Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Russian SFSR | |
| In office 19 December 1957 – 31 March 1958 |
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| Premier | Nikolai Bulganin Nikita Khrushchev |
| Preceded by | Mikhail Yasnov |
| Succeeded by | Dmitry Polyansky |
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| Born | 18 August 1908 Loshchinino, Ryazan Province, Imperial Russia |
| Died | 30 January 1965 (aged 56) Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Nationality | Soviet |
| Political party | Communist Party of the Soviet Union |
Frol Romanovich Kozlov (Russian: Фрол Рома́нович Козло́в; 18 August [O.S. 5 August] 1908, Loshchinino – 30 January 1965) was a Soviet politician, and a Hero of Socialist Labor (1961).
He was elected a candidate member of the Presidium (as the Politburo of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union was then called) on 14 February 1957 and served as a full member from 29 June 1957 until he was relieved of his duties on 16 November 1964, following the ousting of his mentor, Nikita Khrushchev a month earlier.
In July 1959, he visited the secretive Bohemian Grove encampment in northern California.[1]
He was for many years thought to be Khrushchev's likely successor [2] but even before his mentor's removal from office, Kozlov's position had been undermined by the effects of his alcoholism; in 1963 he was replaced by Leonid Brezhnev as Secretary of the Communist Party Central Committee. At the time of his removal, Kozlov had already suffered a stroke and died two months later.
He was buried in the Kremlin Wall Necropolis.
Decorations and awards [edit]
- This article incorporates information from the equivalent article on the Russian Wikipedia.
- Hero of Socialist Labour
- Four Orders of Lenin
- Order of the Patriotic War, 2nd class
- Order of the Red Banner of Labour, twice
- Order of the Red Star
References [edit]
- ^ "May - June 1959: Visit to the Soviet Union of W. Averell Harriman". U.S. Department of State. June 26, 1959. Retrieved 26 May 2010.
- ^ Time Magazine, Krushchev's Successor? July 13, 1959
External links [edit]
- Biography of Frol Kozlov (Russian)
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