Nikolai Mikhailovich Golushko (russian: Никола́й Миха́йлович Голу́шко; uk, Микола Михайлович Голушко ; born 21 June 1937 in the village

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Kokshetau Kokshetau (meaning ''Blueish Mountain'' in Kazakh, kz, Көкшетау, Kökşetau; ; rus, Кокшета́у, p=kokʂɛtaʊ) is a city in northern Kazakhstan and the capital of Akmola Region, which stretches along the southern shore of Lak ...

region,

Kazakh SSR ; kk, Қазақ Советтік Социалистік Республикасы) *1991: Republic of Kazakhstan (russian: Республика Казахстан; kk, Қазақстан Республикасы) , linking_name = the ...

) is a former minister and KGB officer.

Biography

He was born to a family of Grey Klin Ukrainians. In 1959 he graduated from the law faculty of Tomsk university. He worked in KGB from 1963 on (for many years as an officer in the Fifth department, that aimed at suppressing 'ideological diversions' and political dissent). From 1987 to 1991 Golushko was the chairman of the Committee for State Security of the

Ukrainian SSR The Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic ( uk, Украї́нська Радя́нська Соціалісти́чна Респу́бліка, ; russian: Украи́нская Сове́тская Социалисти́ческая Респ ...

(KDB). He was a member of the

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from 1963 to 1991. Following August 1991

independence of Ukraine The Act of Declaration of Independence of Ukraine ( uk, Акт проголошення незалежності України, Akt proholoshennya nezalezhnosti Ukrayiny) was adopted by the Supreme Soviet of the Ukrainian SSR on 24 August 1991.

Golushko stayed on as chairman of the newly formed

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for four months before moving to

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.Ukrainian intelligence services. Victory and defeat of the last century

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(14 January 2018) From 1992 first deputy of the minister of security of the Russian Federation. From July to December 1993 Golushko as acting minister of security of the Russian Federation. From December 1993 to February 1994 he was the director of the Federal Service of Counter-intelligence of the Russian Federation. According to Yevgenia Albats, Golushko was forced to step down in 1994, after he had refused Yeltsin's request to bar State Duma from granting amnesty to the October 1993 rebels.the newly elected parliament had granted amnesty to the leaders of the October 1993 rebellion. - Albats, p. 357. (For the same reason, the prosecutor general Kazannik resigned in 1994.) Golushko's military rank is

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References

Bibliography

*Голушко Н. М. В спецслужбах трех государств. М., 2009.
Голушко Николай Михайлович. История Современной России
{{DEFAULTSORT:Golushko, Nikolai 1937 births Living people People from Akmola Region People from Kokshetau Kazakhstani people of Ukrainian descent Tomsk State University alumni People of the KGB KGB officers Directors of the Federal Security Service Republican KGB chairmen (Ukraine) Directors of the Security Service of Ukraine Central Committee of the Communist Party of Ukraine (Soviet Union) members Eleventh convocation members of the Verkhovna Rada of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic Recipients of the Order "For Personal Courage" Recipients of the Order of the Red Banner of Labour Recipients of the Order of the Red Star