Nicolae Coval (19 December 1904 – 15 January 1970) was a Soviet and Moldavian politician.

Biography

Nicolae Coval was born in the city of

Camenca Camenca ( ro, Camenca , Moldovan Cyrillic: Каменка; russian: Каменка, Kamenka; uk, Кам'янка, Kamyanka) is a town in Transnistria, a breakaway republic internationally recognized as part of Moldova. It is composed of the town ...

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. After he became a member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union since 1939, in the period 1940–1945, he served as the People's Commissar for Agriculture of the MSSR. At Congresses I - IV, X - XII of the Communist Party of the MSSR was elected as member of the Central Committee. He also served as deputy to the Supreme Soviet of the USSR (in Legislative 1, 2, 6 and 7) and deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR (in the 1-3 legislatures). Coval was the prime minister of

Moldavian SSR The Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic ( ro, Republica Sovietică Socialistă Moldovenească, Moldovan Cyrillic: ) was one of the 15 republics of the Soviet Union which existed from 1940 to 1991. The republic was formed on 2 August 194 ...

(17 April 1945 – 5 January 1946). Coval was also the First Secretary of the

Moldavian Communist Party The Communist Party of Moldavia ( ro, Partidul Comunist al Moldovei, PCM; Moldovan Cyrillic: Партидул Комунист ал Молдовей; russian: Коммунистическая партия Молдавии) was the ruling and the ...

(5 January 1946 - July 1950). During his rule the hunger of 1946-1947 has occurred in the Moldаvian SSR, when more than 170 thousands of people has died. The hunger had partially objective reasons (relatively low harvest), while partially was organized by Soviet Authorities (

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and the Communist Party), which urged the completation of Soviet grain stocks. The hunger was stopped in the autumn of 1947, after which a forced collectivisation of the agriculture in

Bessarabia Bessarabia (; Gagauz: ''Besarabiya''; Romanian: ''Basarabia''; Ukrainian: ''Бессара́бія'') is a historical region in Eastern Europe, bounded by the Dniester river on the east and the Prut river on the west. About two thirds of Be ...

was ordered by Communist and Soviet authorities.

Bibliography

* *** - ''Enciclopedia sovietică moldovenească'' (Chişinău, 1970–1977) {{DEFAULTSORT:Coval, Nicolae 1904 births 1970 deaths People from Camenca District People from Olgopolsky Uyezd First Secretaries of the Communist Party of Moldavia Heads of government of the Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic Members of the Supreme Soviet of the Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic People's commissars and ministers of the Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic First convocation members of the Soviet of Nationalities Second convocation members of the Soviet of Nationalities Third convocation members of the Soviet of Nationalities Recipients of the Order of Lenin Recipients of the Order of the Red Banner of Labour