Arvīds Pelše
Arvīds Pelše | |
|---|---|
Арвид Пельше | |
Pelše in 1969 | |
| Chairman of the Party Control Committee of the Central Committee | |
| In office 8 April 1966 – 29 May 1983 | |
| Preceded by | Nikolay Shvernik |
| Succeeded by | Mikhail Solomentsev |
| First Secretary of the Communist Party of Latvia | |
| In office 25 November 1959 – 15 April 1966 | |
| Preceded by | Jānis Kalnbērziņš |
| Succeeded by | Augusts Voss |
| Full member of the 23rd, 24th, 25th, 26th Politburo | |
| In office 8 April 1966 – 29 May 1983 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 February 1899 Iecava Parish, Courland Governorate, Russian Empire |
| Died | 29 May 1983 (aged 84) Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Resting place | Kremlin Wall Necropolis, Moscow |
| Nationality | Latvian |
| Political party | RSDLP (Bolsheviks) (1915–1918) CPSU (1918–1983) |
| Profession | Politician, historian |
Arvīds Pelše (Russian: А́рвид Я́нович Пе́льше, Arvid Yanovich Pelshe; 7 February [O.S. 26 January] 1899 – 29 May 1983) was a Latvian Soviet politician, functionary, and historian.