The
Kyiv
Kyiv, also spelled Kiev, is the capital and most populous city of Ukraine. It is in north-central Ukraine along the Dnieper River. As of 1 January 2021, its population was 2,962,180, making Kyiv the seventh-most populous city in Europe.
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City Committee of the
Communist Party of Ukraine
The Communist Party of Ukraine, Abbreviation: KPU, from Ukrainian and Russian "" is a banned political party in Ukraine. It was founded in 1993 as the successor to the Soviet-era Communist Party of Ukraine which was banned in 1991 (accord ...
, commonly referred to as the Kyiv CPU gorkom, was the position of highest authority in the city of Kyiv.
The position was created in 1921, and abolished in August 1991 although most authority was lost in June that year to the position of
Mayor of Kyiv
The Head of Kyiv City ( uk, Київський міський голова, translit=Kyivskyi miskyi holova), unofficially and more commonly the Mayor of Kyiv ( uk, Мер Києва, translit=Mer Kyieva), is a city official elected by popular ...
. The First Secretary was a de facto appointed position usually by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Ukraine or the
First Secretary of the Communist Party of Ukraine
The First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Ukraine ( uk, Перший Секретар ЦК КПУ, russian: Первый Секретарь ЦК КПУ) was a party leader of the republican branch of the Communist Part ...
. The First Secretary exercised a large influence throughout the
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a List of former transcontinental countries#Since 1700, transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, ...
.
First Secretaries
See also
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Kyiv Regional Committee of the Communist Party of Ukraine
Notes
Sources
World Statesmen.org
{{First Secretaries of the Communist Party of Ukraine in regions
Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic
History of Kyiv
City Committees of the Communist Party of Ukraine (Soviet Union)
1921 establishments in Russia
1991 disestablishments in the Soviet Union