Anton Kochinyan | |
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Anton Kochinyan on a 2013 Armenian stamp
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First Secretary of the Communist Party of Armenia (Soviet Union) | |
In office 1966–1974 |
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Preceded by | Yakov Zarobyan |
Succeeded by | Karen Demirchyan |
Chairman of the Council of Ministers | |
In office 1952–1966 |
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Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia SSR | |
Personal details | |
Born |
Anton Ervandovich Kochinyan October 25, 1913 Vahagni, Lori Province |
Died | December 1, 1990 Yerevan |
(aged 77)
Nationality | Soviet Armenian |
Occupation | politician |
Anton Ervandovich Kochinyan (Armenian: Անտոն Երվանդի Քոչինյան; 25 October 1913 – 1 December 1990, Yerevan) was a Soviet Armenian politician.
He was Chairman of the Council of Ministers from 1952 to 1966, and the First Secretary of the Communist Party of Armenia from 1966 until his retirement in 1974. He pleaded unsuccessfully with central government in Moscow for the unification of Karabakh with Armenia. He was succeeded by Karen Demirchyan in 1974.