Background
KLIMENKO, Ivan was born in 1891 in village Rivchaki, now Chernigov Oblast. Son of a peasant.
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Ivan Yevdokimovich KLIMENKO
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Worked for Bolshevik organizations. Underground work in Kiev, Rostov, Poltava and Khar’kov. Subjected to reprisals by Tsarist authorities.
Imprisoned for two years then exiled for three years to Narym Kray. 1916 fled to Irkutsk, then to Novonikolayevsk (now Novosibirsk), where he continued revol activities. After 1917 February Revol deputy chairman, Novonikolayevsk Soviet of Workers and Peasants’ Deputy.
May 1917 went to Kiev and elected member, Centr Council of Factory and Plant Committees. January 1918 fought in Kiev armed uprising. Underground work in Kiev.
Late 1918 moved to Odessa to direct underground Odessa Military Revol Committee. 1919-1920 chairman, Odessa Province Executive Committee and Odessa Province Revol Committee. Deputy chairman, Kiev Revol Committee.
Military comissar, 45th Division. Then chairman, Yekatcrinoslav Province Executive Committee. Bureau member, Odessa, Kiev and Yekaterinoslav Province Committees, Communist Party (Bolsheviks) Ukraine.
1922-1924 Ukraine People's Commissar of Agriculture January 1925-Ocl 1927 secretary, Central Committee, Communist Party (Bolsheviks) Ukraine. 1927-1930 chairman, Tractor Center.
Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic and Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics Deputy People's Commissar of Agriculture Chairman, Siberian Kray Executive Committee. November 1930 removed from post as chairman, Siberian Kray Executive Committee by order of the Central Committee, All-Union Communist Party (Bolsheviks).
1930-1933 head, Centr Asian and Ryazan’-Ural Railroads and Collegium member, People's Commissariat of Means of Communication. From 1934 head, Grain Board, Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics People's Commissariat of Agriculture Delcg at lst-3rd 9th and 10th Congresses of Communist Party (Bolsheviks) Ukraine and 6th-7th Conferences of Communist Party (Bolsheviks) Ukraine.
At 8th Conference and 9th and 10th Congresses of Communist Party (Bolsheviks) Ukraine elected member, Central Committee. May 1924-October 1927 Organization(s) Bureau and Political Bureau member, Central Committee, Communist Party (Bolsheviks) Ukraine. Delcg at 11th and 13th Russian Communist Party (Bolsheviks) Congresses and 14th-16th All-Union Communist Party (Bolsheviks) Congresses.
At 14th-16th Congresses elected member, Central Committee, All-Union Communist Party (Bolsheviks). Several limes elected member, All-Ukraine and Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics Central Executive Committee. Arrested by Slate Security organs.
Religion
As long as the public believes in religion, they will not attempt to make any genuine effort to understand and overcome the real source of their suffering.
Views
Communist Party is the leading force of Soviet society, and the nucleus of all state and public organizations.
Membership
Communist Party member from 1912.
