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Vladimir Kryuchkov
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Soviet politician, chairman of KGB (1924-2007)
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Vladimir Kryuchkov (1924–2007) was a Soviet and Russian politician, military personnel, writer, and spy. He held the rank of general of the army and served as a member of the Politburo of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and the State Committee on the State of Emergency. A member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, he participated in the Hungarian Revolution of 1956, the Afghan Conflict, the Cold War, and the 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt.
Born in Volgograd, he was educated at the Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation and Moscow State Law University. Kryuchkov received the Order of the Red Banner, Order of Lenin, Order of the October Revolution, and Order of the Badge of Honour. He authored the work *The KGB must abide by the interests of the people*. He died of a myocardial infarction in Moscow and is buried at Troyekurovskoye cemetery.
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- Works
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Top works
- The KGB must abide by the interests of the people
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Key facts
- Premier
- Nikolai Ryzhkov , Valentin Pavlov
- Preceded by
- Viktor Chebrikov
- Succeeded by
- Vadim Bakatin
- Born
- ( 1924-02-29 ) 29 February 1924, Tsaritsyn , Russian SFSR , Soviet Union
- Died
- 23 November 2007 (2007-11-23) (aged 83), Moscow, Russia
- Resting place
- Troyekurovskoye Cemetery
- Party
- CPSU (1944–1991)
- Allegiance
- Soviet Union
- Branch service
- KGB
- Years of service
- 1967–1991
- Rank
- Army General
- Battles wars
- Soviet–Afghan War
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Vladimir
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Russia
- Place of birth
- Volgograd
- Place of death
- Moscow
- Occupation
- writer
- Educated at
- Moscow State Law University
- Political party
- Communist Party of the Soviet Union
- Languages spoken
- Russian
- Conflict
- Afghan Conflict
- Military rank
- general of the army
- Image
- Владимир Крючков (16-03-1993).jpg
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- Commons category
- Vladimir Kryuchkov
- date of birth
- 1924-02-29
- date of death
- 2007-11-23
- place of burial
- Troyekurovskoye cemetery
- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- manner of death
- natural causes
- allegiance
- Soviet Union
- name in native language
- Владимир Александрович Крючков
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Encyclopedic overview
Kryuchkov (center) being interviewed by journalists following the fourth convocation of the Congress of People's Deputies
Vladimir Aleksandrovich Kryuchkov (Russian: Влади́мир Алекса́ндрович Крючко́в; 29 February 1924 – 23 November 2007) was a Soviet lawyer, diplomat, and head of the KGB, member of the Politburo of the Central Committee of the CPSU.
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