Leonid Heorhiyovych Melnykov (Ukrainian: Леонід Георгійович Мельников; 31 May 1906 – 16 April 1981) was a Soviet and Ukrainian politician and diplomat.
Leonid Melnykov | |
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Леонід Мельников | |
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| First Secretary of the Communist Party of Ukraine | |
| In office 16 December 1949 – 4 June 1953 | |
| Preceded by | Nikita Khrushchev |
| Succeeded by | Aleksey Kirichenko |
| Full member of the 19th Presidium | |
| In office 16 October 1952 – 6 March 1953 | |
| Candidate member of the 19th Presidium | |
| In office 6 March 1953 – 7 July 1953 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 31 May [O.S. 18 May] 1906 Mglinsky Uyezd, Chernihiv Governorate, Russian Empire |
| Died | 16 April 1981 (aged 74) Moscow, Soviet Union |
| Nationality | Soviet |
| Political party | Communist Party of the Soviet Union |