Kirill Fyodorovich Ilyashenko (; ; – 21 April 1980) was a Moldavian politician who served as the Chairman of the Presidium of the

Supreme Soviet of the Moldavian SSR The Supreme Soviet of the Moldavian SSR (, ; ) was the supreme soviet (main Legislature, legislative institution) of the Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic, Moldavian SSR and later the independent Moldova, Republic of Moldova from 1941 to 1993. ...

from 1963 to 1980. He served the longest as Chairman of the Presidium, serving a total of 17 years.

Early life and education

Kirill Ilyashenko was born to a peasant family in Lypetske (),

Kherson Governorate Kherson Governorate, known until 1803 as Nikolayev Governorate, was an administrative-territorial unit ('' guberniya'') of the Russian Empire, with its capital in Kherson. It encompassed in area and had a population of 2,733,612 inhabitants. At t ...

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. He graduated from the

Shevchenko Transnistria State University Two universities claim the succession of the Taras Shevchenko State University of Tiraspol; the Transnistrian State University () located in Tiraspol, Transnistria, and the Tiraspol State University () located in Chișinău, Moldova. History The ...

in 1939.

Political and military career

After graduating in 1939, Ilyashenko served in the

Soviet Army The Soviet Ground Forces () was the land warfare service branch of the Soviet Armed Forces from 1946 to 1992. It was preceded by the Red Army. After the Soviet Union ceased to exist in December 1991, the Ground Forces remained under th ...

from February 1940 to 1945. During his time in the military, he fought with the 3rd Ukrainian front and North Caucasian front in the

Great Patriotic War The Eastern Front, also known as the Great Patriotic War (term), Great Patriotic War in the Soviet Union and its successor states, and the German–Soviet War in modern Germany and Ukraine, was a Theater (warfare), theatre of World War II ...

. Ilyashenko joined the

Communist Party of the Soviet Union The Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU),. Abbreviated in Russian as КПСС, ''KPSS''. at some points known as the Russian Communist Party (RCP), All-Union Communist Party and Bolshevik Party, and sometimes referred to as the Soviet ...

in 1945. He then worked as an instructor and as a head of the sector of the Central Committee of the

Communist Party of Moldavia The Communist Party of Moldavia (, PCM, Moldovan Cyrillic: ; ) was the ruling and sole legal political party of the Moldavian SSR. It was one of the fifteen republic-level parties that formed the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU) until ...

from 1946 to 1948. He was the Deputy Head of the Department of Propaganda and Agitation of the Communist Party of Moldavia from 1948 to 1951. He served as heads of various departments from 1951 to 1966. From 1962 to 1963, he served as the Chairman of the State Committee of the

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of the

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and served as Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Moldavian SSR from March 1963. From 3 April 1963 to 10 April 1980, Ilyashenko served as the Chairman of the Presidium of the

. He simultaneously served as Deputy Chairman of the Supreme Soviet of the Moldavian SSR from 1966. Ilyashenko was elected as a member of the

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at the

23rd Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union The 23rd Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU) took place in Moscow, RSFSR between 29 March and 8 April 1966. It was the first Congress during Leonid Brezhnev's leadership of the Party and state. The position of First Secret ...

. At the

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, he was elected as a candidate member of the

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. He was also a member of the

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for the 7th and 8th convocations.

Death

Ilyashko died on 21 April 1980 at the age of 64 in

Chișinău Chișinău ( , , ; formerly known as Kishinev) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Moldova, largest city of Moldova. The city is Moldova's main industrial and commercial centre, and is located in the middle of the coun ...

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. He is buried at the

Chișinău Central Cemetery The Chișinău Central Cemetery () is a cemetery located in the Sectorul Centru of Chișinău, Moldova, in the "triangle" of Alexei Mateevici, Vasile Alecsandri and Pantelimon Halippa. Founded in 1811, it is the resting place of many prominent p ...

also known as the Armenian Cemetery.

Awards

Order of Lenin The Order of Lenin (, ) was an award named after Vladimir Lenin, the leader of the October Revolution. It was established by the Central Executive Committee on 6 April 1930. The order was the highest civilian decoration bestowed by the Soviet ...

(twice) *

Order of the October Revolution The Order of the October Revolution (, ''Orden Oktyabr'skoy Revolyutsii'') was instituted on 31 October 1967, in time for the 50th anniversary of the October Revolution. It was conferred upon individuals or groups for services furthering communis ...

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 ...

(twice) *

Order of the Badge of Honour The Order of the Badge of Honour () was a civilian award of the Soviet Union. It was established on 25 November 1935, and was conferred on citizens of the USSR for outstanding achievements in sports, production, scientific research and socia ...

Medal "For Battle Merit" The Medal "For Battle Merit" () was a Soviet military medal awarded for "combat action resulting in a military success", "courageous defense of the state borders", or "successful military and political training and preparation". It was created on ...

Medal "For the Defence of the Caucasus" The Medal "For the Defence of the Caucasus" () was a World War II campaign medal of the Soviet Union. Medal history The Medal "For the Defence of the Caucasus" was established on May 1, 1944, by decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet o ...

References

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Early life and education

Political and military career

Death

Awards

See also

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