Yefrem Sokolov

Yefrem Yevseyevich Sokolov (Russian: Ефре́м Евсе́евич Соколо́в, Belarusian: Яфрэ́м Яўсе́евіч Сакало́ў; 25 April 1926 – 5 April 2022) was a Belarusian politician, who served as a first secretary of the Communist Party of Byelorussian SSR from February 1987 to November 1990. Sokolov was a member of the 28thPolitburo, elected on 14 July 1990 by the 1st Plenary Session of the 28th Central Committee.