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Vitaly Fedorchuk
Виталий Федорчук
Minister of Interior Affairs of the Soviet Union
In office
17 December 1982 – 25 January 1986
Preceded byNikolai Shchelokov
Succeeded byAlexander Vlasov
5th Chairman of the Committee for State Security
In office
26 May 1982 – 17 December 1982
PremierNikolai Tikhonov
Preceded byYuri Andropov
Succeeded byViktor Chebrikov
Personal details
Born
Vitaly Vasilyevich Fedorchuk

(1918-12-27)27 December 1918
Ogievka, Zhitomir Oblast, Russian Empire
Died29 February 2008(2008-02-29) (aged 89)
Moscow, Russian Federation
Resting placeTroyekurovskoye cemetery, Moscow
NationalityUkrainian
Political partyCommunist Party of the Soviet Union
Other political
affiliations		Communist Party (Bolsheviks) of Ukraine

Vitaly Vasilyevich Fedorchuk (Russian: Виталий Васильевич Федорчук; 27 December 1918 – 29 February 2008) was a Ukrainian Soviet statesman and politician.

Early life and education

Fedorchuk was born in the Zhitomir region of Ukraine to a peasant family in 1918.[1] He was called up for military service in 1936 and then attended the Military Communications School in Kiev.[1]

Career

Fedorchuk started his career as a local journalist.[2] He joined the Soviet secret police in 1939[3] and served in the SMERSH from 1943 to 1947.[2] Then he worked in East Germany and in the Soviet Embassy in Vienna as an intelligence officer from 1949 to 1967.[1] In 1967, he was appointed head of the third directorate or military counterintelligence unit of the KGB where he served until 1970.[1] He became the chief of the Ukrainian KGB in July 1970.[4] He held the post until he was appointed chairman of the KGB on 26 May 1982, replacing Yuri Andropov and served for seven months until 17 December 1982.[5]

He then became the Soviet interior minister in 1982, replacing Nikolai Shchelokov.[3][6] His term ended in January 1986 and he was succeeded by Alexander V. Vlasov.[4] After leaving office, Fedorchuk became an inspector at the ministry of defense[7] and then, he retired.[2]

Death and burial

Fedorchuk died in Moscow on 29 February 2008 at the age of 89.[3][8] His body was buried at Moscow's Troyekurovskoye cemetery.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Vitaly Fedorchuk: Short-lived head of the KGB". The Independent. 18 March 2008. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
  2. ^ a b c Martin, Douglas (9 March 2008). "Vitaly Fedorchuk, 89, of K.G.B. Dies". The New York Times. p. 30.
  3. ^ a b c "Former KGB chief dies at 89". USA Today. Moscow. AP. 3 March 2008. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
  4. ^ a b Eaton, William J. (26 January 1986). "Soviet Interior Minister Shifted to Other Duties". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  5. ^ a b "Ex-KGB head Vitaly Fedorchuk dead at 89". UPI. 3 March 2008. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
  6. ^ Starov, Vadim. "MDV. The Ministry of Internal Affairs". Systema Spetnaz. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
  7. ^ "Vitaly Fedorchuk: 89". The Globe and Mail. 5 March 2008. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
  8. ^ "Obituaries in the News". The Washington Post. Moscow. AP. 3 March 2008. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
Government offices
Preceded by Director of the Committee for State Security
1970-1982 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Chairman of State Committee for State Security
1982 		Succeeded by
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