Luka Kyzya
Luka Yehorovych Kyzya (Ukrainian: Лука Єгорович Кизя; 21 February 1912 – 29 December 1974) was a Ukrainian Soviet-era politician, a member of the guerrillas, researcher of the history of the Soviet-German war, Doctor of Sciences, diplomat, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary. Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the United Nations.
Luka Kyzya | |
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| Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the United Nations | |
| In office 1973–1979 | |
| Preceded by | Petro Udovychenko |
| Succeeded by | Serhiy Shevchenko |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Luka Yehorovych Kyzya February 21, 1912 Zhykhove, Novgorod-Seversky Uyezd, Chernigov Governorate, Russian Empire |
| Died | December 29, 1974 (aged 62) Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Alma mater | National Pedagogical Dragomanov University |
Education
Luka Kyzya graduated from Chernihiv Teachers' Institute (1940) and National Pedagogical Drahomanov University (1948). Doctor of Sciences in History.
Professional career and experience
In 1941-1943, he was Commissioner of the guerrilla group.
From 1943-1944, he was commander of the guerrilla group.
From 1943-1944, he was Commissioner of the partisan unit.
In 1944, he worked as Secretary for the underground Rivne Regional Committee of the Communist Party of Ukraine.
From 1944-1951, he headed the Republican exhibition "Ukraine as partisans against the Nazi invaders."
From 1951-1956, he was Chairman of the Ukrainian Society for Cultural Relations with foreign countries, Associate Professor Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv.
From 1956-1959 - Deputy Minister of Higher and Secondary Specialized Education of the Ukrainian SSR.
From 1959-1960, he was senior researcher at the Institute of History of the Ukrainian SSR.
From 1960-1961, he headed the Department of International Organizations and was a member of the board of the Soviet Foreign Ministry.
On July 29, 1961 and 1964 - he was permanent representative of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic to the United Nations.[1]
From 1965-1967 - Deputy Minister of Higher and Specialized Secondary Education.
From 1967-1974, he was senior researcher at the Institute of History of the Ukrainian SSR.
Diplomatic rank
External links
- Handbook of the history of the Communist Party and the Soviet Union 1898 - 1991
- UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL OFFICIAL RECORDS THIRTY-NINTH YEAR 2542nd MEETING: 25 MAY 1984 NEW YORK
- Diplomacy in the Former Soviet Republics James P. Nichol Greenwood Publishing Group, 1.01.1995 - 244.
- Ukraine's U.N. Mission celebrates 40th anniversary