# Anastas Mikoyan

_Soviet revolutionary and statesman (1895–1978)_

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> Anastas Ivanovich Mikoyan was a Soviet statesman, diplomat, and Bolshevik revolutionary. An ethnic Armenian, he served as the Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet, the head of state of the Soviet Union. As a member of the Communist Party's Central Committee from 1923 to 1976, Mikoyan was the only Soviet politician who remained in power from Lenin, through the eras of Stalin and Khrushchev, to his retirement under Brezhnev. His longevity inspired the popular Russian saying "from Ilyich [Lenin] to Ilyich [Brezhnev] without heart attack and paralysis".

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 13 November 1895 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q152738#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Sanahin ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q152738#P19))
- **Died:** 21 October 1978 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q152738#P570))
- **Place of death:** Moscow ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q152738#P20))
- **Citizenship:** Russian Empire; Soviet Union ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q152738#P27))
- **Occupation:** statesperson; party organizer; revolutionary; writer; politician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q152738#P106))
- **Political party:** Communist Party of the Soviet Union (since 1915); Russian Social Democratic Labour Party (bolshevik) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q152738#P102))
- **Education:** Nersisian School; Gevorkian Theological Seminary ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q152738#P69))
- **Spouse:** Ashkhen Tumanyan ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q152738#P26))
- **Positions held:** Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union (15 July 1964 – 9 December 1965); First Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the USSR (28 February 1955 – 15 July 1964); Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers (15 March 1946 – 28 February 1955); Minister of Foreign Trade of the Soviet  Union (15 March 1946 – 4 March 1949); Deputy Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars (22 July 1937 – 15 March 1946); Member of the Politburo of the CPSU Central Committee (1 February 1935 – 8 April 1966); deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union; member of the Supreme Soviet of the Byelorussian SSR of the 1st convocation ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q152738#P39))
- **Awards:** Order of Lenin; Order of the Red Banner; Order of the October Revolution; "Hammer and Sickle" gold medal; Hero of Socialist Labour ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q152738#P166))

## Questions

**When was Anastas Mikoyan born?**  
Anastas Mikoyan was born on 13 November 1895 in Sanahin.

**What positions has Anastas Mikoyan held?**  
Positions held by Anastas Mikoyan include: Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union (1964–1965); First Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the USSR (1955–1964); Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1946–1955); Minister of Foreign Trade of the Soviet  Union (1946–1949); Deputy Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars (1937–1946).

**Where did Anastas Mikoyan study?**  
Anastas Mikoyan was educated at Nersisian School, Gevorkian Theological Seminary.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Anastas Mikoyan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anastas_Mikoyan) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q152738](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q152738) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: A.I. Mikoyan TASS Portrait Trim Edit.jpg by G. Weil for TASS (Public domain)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:A.I._Mikoyan_TASS_Portrait_Trim_Edit.jpg)

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