Ivan Fyodorovich (Hovhannes Tevadrosovich) Tevosian (, ; 1902 – 1958) was a

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politician of

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descent. Hero of Socialist Labor (1943). Since 1919 Tevosian was the secretary of Russian Communist Party

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underground committee. Tevosian participated to the 10th Conference of the party. After finishing the Academy of Mountains in 1927, he worked as the chief engineer of "Elektrostal" factory (

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). In 1939-40 he was the Shipbuilding Minister of USSR, in 1940-48 - the Minister of Black Metallurgy, in 1948-49 and again, in the 1950s - the Minister of Metallurgy of USSR, vice-chairman of the Soviet

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. Since 1956 Tevosian was the Ambassador of the USSR in Japan.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Tevosian, Ivan 1902 births 1958 deaths Politicians from Shusha Russian people of Armenian descent Soviet Armenians Deputy heads of government of the Soviet Union People's commissars and ministers of the Soviet Union Ambassadors of the Soviet Union to Japan Heroes of Socialist Labour Recipients of the Order of Lenin Burials at the Kremlin Wall Necropolis Candidates of the Presidium of the 19th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union Members of the Central Committee of the 18th Congress of the All-Union Communist Party (Bolsheviks) Members of the Central Committee of the 19th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union Members of the Central Committee of the 20th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union