Nikifor Kalchenko

Nykyfor Tymofiyovych Kalchenko (Никифор Тимофійович Кальчекно; 9 February 1906 – 14 May 1989) was a Ukrainian and Soviet politician, who served as the chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Ukrainian SSR (equivalent of today's prime-minister).

Biography
Nykyfor Kalchenko was born in a peasant family in a small village in Poltava Oblast, central Ukraine.

Awards
Nykyfor Kalchenko was awarded the Hero of Socialist Labour in 1976.