Mikhail Timofeyevich Yefremov
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Mikhail Timofeyevich Yefremov (born in Nikolayevsk, Samara Governorate
, died 19 March 2000 in Moscow
), was a Soviet politician
and diplomat
.
In 1931 he graduated from the Samara
Electro-Technical School and went on to work in the Chief Inspectorate of the Samara Energy Plant from 19311933. After serving in the Red Army
from 19931934, he studied at the Kuybyshev Industrial Institute from 19381941.
From 1943 to 1951 he served in various positions of the Kuybyshev Regional Committee of the All-Union Communist Party (bolsheviks)
, and served as First Secretary of the same Committee from October 1952 to December 1959.
From 1959 until 1965 he served in various positions of the CPSU when from 13 November 1965 he became Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers, a position he held under 29 October 1971.
In 1971 he was accorded the diplomatic rank
of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, and his first diplomatic posting
came when he was presented his Letter of Credence
in East Berlin
on 30 October 1971 as the Ambassador of the Soviet Union to East Germany. He was Ambassador to East Germany until 7 March 1975, when on 10 March 1975 he began his next posting as Ambassador of the Soviet Union to Austria. He served as Soviet ambassador in Vienna
until his retirement on 26 October 1986.
Samara Oblast
Samara Oblast is a federal subject of Russia . Its administrative center is the city of Samara. Population: In 1936–1990, it was known as Kuybyshev Oblast , after the Soviet name of Samara .-Demographics:Population:...
, died 19 March 2000 in Moscow
Moscow
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), was a Soviet politician
Politician
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and diplomat
Diplomat
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.
In 1931 he graduated from the Samara
Samara, Russia
Samara , is the sixth largest city in Russia. It is situated in the southeastern part of European Russia at the confluence of the Volga and Samara Rivers. Samara is the administrative center of Samara Oblast. Population: . The metropolitan area of Samara-Tolyatti-Syzran within Samara Oblast...
Electro-Technical School and went on to work in the Chief Inspectorate of the Samara Energy Plant from 19311933. After serving in the Red Army
Red Army
The Workers' and Peasants' Red Army started out as the Soviet Union's revolutionary communist combat groups during the Russian Civil War of 1918-1922. It grew into the national army of the Soviet Union. By the 1930s the Red Army was among the largest armies in history.The "Red Army" name refers to...
from 19931934, he studied at the Kuybyshev Industrial Institute from 19381941.
From 1943 to 1951 he served in various positions of the Kuybyshev Regional Committee of the All-Union Communist Party (bolsheviks)
Communist Party of the Soviet Union
The Communist Party of the Soviet Union was the only legal, ruling political party in the Soviet Union and one of the largest communist organizations in the world...
, and served as First Secretary of the same Committee from October 1952 to December 1959.
From 1959 until 1965 he served in various positions of the CPSU when from 13 November 1965 he became Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers, a position he held under 29 October 1971.
In 1971 he was accorded the diplomatic rank
Diplomatic rank
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of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, and his first diplomatic posting
Diplomatic mission
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came when he was presented his Letter of Credence
Letter of Credence
A letter of credence is a formal letter usually sent by one head of state to another that formally grants diplomatic accreditation to a named individual to be their ambassador in the country of the head of state receiving the letter...
in East Berlin
East Berlin
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on 30 October 1971 as the Ambassador of the Soviet Union to East Germany. He was Ambassador to East Germany until 7 March 1975, when on 10 March 1975 he began his next posting as Ambassador of the Soviet Union to Austria. He served as Soviet ambassador in Vienna
Vienna
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until his retirement on 26 October 1986.