Augusts Voss

Augusts Voss (Russian: Август Эдуардович Восс; 30 October 1919 in Omsk Governorate – 10 February 1994 in Moscow) was a Soviet politician and party functionary of Latvian and German origin. Before World War II he worked as a school teacher. In 1940 he was mobilized into the Red Army and served as a politruk. From 1945 he served as a party apparatchik in Latvia. From 1966 till 1984 he was First Secretary (later: General Secretary) of the Communist Party of Latvia[1] and member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1971 till 1990. From 1984 till 1989 he was Chairman of the Soviet of Nationalities (of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR). Voss understood Latvian, but did not use it publicly. He did not return to Latvia and died in Moscow in 1994, where he is also buried.

Augusts Voss
Август Эдуардович Восс
First Secretary of the Communist Party of Latvia
In office
15 April 1966 – 14 April 1984
Preceded byArvīds Pelše
Succeeded byBoris Pugo
Personal details
Born(1919-10-30)30 October 1919
Omsk Governorate, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died10 February 1994(1994-02-10) (aged 74)
Moscow, Russian Federation
CitizenshipSoviet
Political partyCommunist Party of the Soviet Union (1940-1990)

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References
  1. Walter R. Iwaskiw, ed. (1995). "Latvia: A Country Study". Washington: GPO for the Library of Congress. Retrieved 10 July 2009.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
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