Vitaly Doguzhiyev
Vitaly Husseynovich Doguzhiyev (Russian: Виталий Хуссейнович Догужиев; Yenakiyevo, 25 December 1935 – Moscow, 3 October 2016) was a Soviet official appointed as the First Deputy Prime Minister of the Cabinet of Ministers in 1991. Together with Vladimir Velichko, he was the last official on this position before the dissolution of the Soviet Union.
Vitaly Doguzhiyev | |
|---|---|
| Виталий Хуссейнович Догужиев | |
| Premier of the Soviet Union Acting | |
| In office 19 August – 28 August 1991 | |
| President | Mikhail Gorbachev |
| Preceded by | Valentin Pavlov |
| Succeeded by | Ivan Silayev |
| First Deputy Premier of the Soviet Union | |
| In office 15 January 1991 – 26 November 1991 | |
| Premier | Valentin Pavlov Ivan Silayev |
| Preceded by | Vladilen Niktin |
| Succeeded by | Post abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 25, 1935 Yenakiyevo, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Died | October 3, 2016 (aged 80) Moscow, Russia |
| Nationality | Soviet/Russian |
| Political party | Communist Party of the Soviet Union |
Life and career
He graduated from the Dnipropetrovsk University in 1958.
During the events of August 19-22, 1991, due to the illness of the USSR Prime Minister Valentin Pavlov, Doguzhiev was temporarily assigned the duties of the head of government.[1][2] On August 28, the functions of the government of the Soviet Union were entrusted to the Committee on the Operational Management of the Soviet economy (COMSE) led by Ivan Silayev.
References
Sources
- Vitaly Doguzhiyev at WarHeroes.ru (in Russian)