Semyon Tsvigun

Semyon Tsvigun
Native name
Семён Цвигун
Born(1917-09-28)28 September 1917
Stratievka, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, Soviet Union
Died19 January 1982(1982-01-19) (aged 64)
Moscow, Russia
Allegiance Soviet Union
BranchRed Army NKVD
KGB
RankArmy General
Battles / warsWorld War II
Alma materK. D. Ushinsky South Ukrainian National Pedagogical University

Semyon Kuzmich Tsvigun (Ukrainian: Семен Кузьмич Цвігун; Russian: Семён Кузьмич Цвигун; 28 September 1917 – 19 January 1982) was a Soviet officer of the KGB with important ties to Leonid Brezhnev. His sudden death (reportedly a suicide) heralded a major shift in Kremlin power politics.

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