Vitaly Husseynovich Doguzhiyev (; 25 December 1935 – 3 October 2016) was a

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official appointed as the First Deputy Prime Minister of the

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in 1991. Together with

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, he was the last official on this position before the

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Life and career

He graduated from the Dnipropetrovsk University in 1958. During the events of 19-22 August 1991, due to the illness of the USSR Prime Minister Valentin Pavlov, Doguzhiev was temporarily assigned the duties of the head of government.Би-би-си , Россия , Хроника путча. Часть II
/ref> On 28 August the functions of the government of the Soviet Union were entrusted to the

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(COMSE) led by

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Vitaly Doguzhiyev
at WarHeroes.ru 1935 births 2016 deaths People from Donetsk Oblast Deputy heads of government of the Soviet Union People's commissars and ministers of the Soviet Union Russian communists Recipients of the Order of Lenin Recipients of the USSR State Prize Heroes of Socialist Labour Heads of government of the Soviet Union Oles Honchar Dnipro National University alumni {{USSR-politician-stub