Nikifor Kalchenko
Nykyfor Kalchenko | |
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Никифор Кальченко | |
| Born | 9 February [O.S. 27 January], 1906 |
| Died | 14 May, 1989 (aged 83) |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Known for | Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Ukrainian SSR |
Nykyfor Tymofiyovych Kalchenko (Ukrainian: Никифор Тимофійович Кальченко; 9 February [O.S. 27 January] 1906 – 14 May 1989) was a Ukrainian and Soviet politician, who served as the chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Ukrainian SSR (equivalent of today's prime-minister).
Nykyfor Kalchenko was born in a peasant family in a small village Koshmanovka in Poltava Governorate (now Poltava Oblast).
In 1928 he graduated Poltava Agriculture Institute.