Summary
Augusts Voss (Russian: Август Эдуардович Восс; 30 October 1919, Saltykovo – 10 February 1994, Moscow) was a Soviet politician of Latvian origin and party functionary. 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, upper chamber of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union.[2]
Augusts Voss Август Эдуардович Восс | |
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| First Secretary of the Communist Party of Latvia | |
| In office 15 April 1966 – 14 April 1984 | |
| Preceded by | Arvīds Pelše |
| Succeeded by | Boris Pugo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 October 1919 Omsk Governorate, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Died | 10 February 1994 (aged 74) Moscow, Russian Federation |
| Citizenship | Soviet |
| Political party | Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1940–1990) |
He did not return to Latvia and died in Moscow in 1994, where he is also buried.