- Born
- February 21, 1904
- Died
- December 18, 1980 (aged 76)
- Known as
- politician, engineer, statesperson, civil servant, minister
Alexei Nikolayevich Kosygin was a Soviet statesman who served as the Chairman of the Council of Ministers from 1964 to 1980. Following Nikita Khrushchev's removal from power, he briefly led the Soviet Union as part of a triumvirate in the mid-to-late 1960s.
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