Fyodor Grigoryevich Brovko (; ; 16 May 1904 – 24 January 1960) was a Soviet and Moldavian politician who served as the Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic from 1941 to 1951.

Early life and education

Fyodor Brovko was born to a poor peasant family in the village of

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in the

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on May 16, 1904. He graduated from a Communist Party school in Balta in 1930.

Political career

Brovko joined the

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in 1927. From 1930 to 1937, he worked as the Head of the Department of Propaganda and Agitation for the Dubossary, Kotovsky, and

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District Committees of the

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(

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). In 1937, he was appointed as the First Secretary of the

District Committee of the

of the

. From 1938 to 1940, he served as the Deputy Chairman and the Chairman of the

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of the

. On March 1, 1941, Brovko was elected as a member of the Politburo of the Central Committee of the

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. From June 7, 1940, to February 8, 1941, he served as the Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Moldavian ASSR. During a purge of party officials in 1951, Brovko was removed from his post. He worked in minor positions in the

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from 1951 to 1958. He was a member of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union for the 2nd and 3rd convocations.

Death

Fyodor Brovko died on January 24, 1960, in

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Awards

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Order of the Red Banner The Order of the Red Banner () was the first Soviet military decoration. The Order was established on 16 September 1918, during the Russian Civil War by decree of the All-Russian Central Executive Committee. It was the highest award of S ...

Order of the Red Banner of Labour The Order of the Red Banner of Labour () was an order of the Soviet Union established to honour great deeds and services to the Soviet state and society in the fields of production, science, culture, literature, the arts, education, sports ...

References

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Early life and education

Political career

Death

Awards

See also

References