Albert Ivanovich Rachkov (Russian: Альбе́рт Ива́нович Рачко́в; 22 June 1927 – 5 January 2023) was a Soviet and Russian diplomat and politician. He served as the second secretary of the Communist Party of Turkmenistan from 1980 to 1986.[1]

Albert Rachkov
Альберт Рачков
Second Secretary of the Communist Party of Turkmenistan
In office
20 December 1980 – 26 July 1986
Preceded byViktor Pereudin [ru]
Succeeded bySergey Nesterenko [ru]
Ambassador of the Soviet Union to South Yemen
In office
15 July 1986 – 9 August 1990
Preceded byVladislav Zhukov [ru]
Succeeded byposition abolished
Personal details
Born
Albert Ivanovich Rachkov

(1927-06-22)22 June 1927
Stavropol, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died5 January 2023(2023-01-05) (aged 95)
Moscow, Russia
Political partyCPSU
EducationAzovo-Chernomorsk Engineering Institute [ru]
OccupationDiplomat

Rachkov died in Moscow on 5 January 2023, at the age of 95.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Депутаты Верховного Совета СССР XI-го созыва 1984 - 1989". knowbysight.info (in Russian).
  2. ^ "О кончине А.И.Рачкова". Ministry of Foreign Affairs (in Russian). 6 January 2023. Retrieved 10 January 2023.