Yukhym Medvedev Politician

Yukhym Medvedev (Ukrainian: Юхим Медведєв, Russian: Ефим Григорьевич Медведев) (1 April 1886–7 June 1938) was the first elected chairman of the Soviet parliament in Ukraine. Medvedev was a member of various Communist parties, but in early 1930s quit his political life and committed himself to a civilian life. In January 1938 he was arrested by the State Security police and later that year shot on the grounds of being an anti-Soviet terrorist. In 1957 Medvedev was rehabilitated posthumously.

Personal facts

Birth date	April 01, 1886
Birth place	Yekaterinoslav Governorate , Russian Empire , Artemivsk Donetsk Oblast
Nationality	Ukrainians
Date of death	June 07, 1938
Place of death	Soviet Union

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Office holder

party	Communist Party of Ukraine (Soviet Union) Ukrainian Social Democratic Labour Party Russian Social Democratic Labour Party Borotbists
successor	Volodymyr Zatonsky