The First Secretary of the Adyghe regional branch of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union () was the position of highest authority in the Cherkess (Adyghe) AO (1922), Adyghe (Cherkess) AO (1922–1928), Adyghe AO (1928–1991) and the Adyghe ASSR (1991) in the Russian SFSR of the Soviet Union. The position was created on September 23, 1922, and abolished in August 1991. The First Secretary was a de facto appointed position usually by the Politburo or the General Secretary himself.
List of First Secretaries of the Adyghe Communist Party
Name Term of Office Life years Start End First Secretaries of the Oblast Committee of the Communist Party Kazimir Golodovich 23 September 1922 7 June 1923 1893–1938 Leonid Gazov 7 June 1923 12 December 1926 1898–1987 Iosif Chernoglaz 12 December 1926 July 1929 1894–1930 Aron Tsekher July 1929 2 August 1931 1893–1938 Gavriil Kirillov 2 August 1931 17 June 1932 Shahan-Girei Hakurate 17 June 1932 5 October 1935 1883–1935 Andrey Movchan 23 October 1935 7 November 1937 1897–1938 Dmitry Yelin 7 November 1937 2 June 1938 1907–? Fyodor Chekalovsky 2 June 1938 2 February 1940 1898–1962 Mikhail Kruglikov 2 February 1940 7 May 1941 1903–? Anton Yermakov 7 May 1941 28 March 1943 1896–1965 Leonid Krivenko 28 March 1943 20 February 1945 1907–1969 Mikhail Davidov 20 February 1945 16 March 1949 1901–? Khalid Kade 16 March 1949 8 February 1954 1909–1958 Ibragim Chundokov 8 February 1954 25 March 1960 1906–? Nukh Berzegov 25 March 1960 19 December 1983 1925–2002 Malich Khut 19 December 1983 18 January 1989 1932–1989 Aslan Dzharimov 18 January 1989 3 July 1991 1939–
See also Adyghe Autonomous Oblast
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