Ivan Tevosian

Ivan Tevosian

Tevosian Ivan Fyodorovich (Hovhannes Tevadrosovich) ( _ru. Тевосян,Иван Федорович (Тевадросович), 1902, Shushi - 1958, Moscow) was a Soviet statesman and politician of Armenian descent. Hero of Socialist Labor (1943).

Since 1919 Tevosian was the secretary of Russian Communist Party Baku underground committee. Tevosian participated to the 10th Conference of the party.

After finishing the Academy of Mountains, he worked as the chief engineer of "Elektrostal" factory (Moscow oblast). In 1939-40 he was the Ship-building Minister of USSR, in 1940-48 - the minister of black metallurgy, in 1948-49 and again, in 1950's - the Minister of Metallurgy of USSR, vice-chairman of the Soviet government. Since 1956 Tevosian was the Ambassador of the USSR in Japan.

References

* [http://slovari.yandex.ru/dict/bse/article/00078/01900.htm?text=%D1%88%D1%83%D1%88%D0%B8 Tevosian in Great Soviet Encyclopedia]


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