The First Secretary of the Buryat regional branch of the

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was the position of highest authority in the Buryat ASSR (until July 7, 1958 Buryat–Mongol ASSR) in the

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of the

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. The position was created in August 1923, and abolished in August 1991. The First Secretary was a de facto appointed position usually by the

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or the

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himself.

List of First Secretaries of the Communist Party of Buryatia

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World Statesmen.org Regional Committees of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union Politics of Buryatia 1923 establishments in the Soviet Union 1991 disestablishments in the Soviet Union

List of First Secretaries of the Communist Party of Buryatia

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