Yefrem Sokolov

Yefrem Sokolov Яфрэм Сакалоў
First Secretary of the Communist Party of Byelorussia
In office 6 February 1987 – 28 November 1990
Preceded by	Nikolay Slyunkov
Succeeded by	Anatoly Malofeyev
First Secretary of the Brest Regional Committee of the Communist Party of Byelorussia
In office 5 March 1977 – 28 February 1987
Preceded by	Vladimir Mikulich
Succeeded by	Anatoly Zelenovsky
Member of the 28th Politburo
In office 14 July 1990 – 29 August 1991
Full member of the 27th, 28th Central Committee
In office 26 June 1987 – 29 August 1991
Personal details
Born	Yefrem Yevseyevich Sokolov (1926-04-25)25 April 1926 Raviačyna, Horki District, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union
Died	5 April 2022(2022-04-05) (aged 95)
Political party	Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1944–1991)

Yefrem Yevseyevich Sokolov (Russian: Ефре́м Евсе́евич Соколо́в; Belarusian: Яфрэ́м Яўсе́евіч Сакало́ў, 25 April 1926 – 5 April 2022) was a Belarusian politician, who served as a first secretary of the Communist Party of Byelorussian SSR from February 1987 to November 1990. Sokolov was a member of the 28th Politburo, elected on 14 July 1990 by the 1st Plenary Session of the 28th Central Committee.

Sokolov died on 5 April 2022, at the age of 95.