Roman Rudenko (1907-1981) was a Soviet lawyer and state prosecutor. He served as Procurator-General of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic from 1944 to 1953 and then as Procurator-General of the Soviet Union from 1953 to 1981. He is known internationally as the chief Soviet prosecutor at the 1946 Nuremberg trial of the major Nazi war criminals, and he had earlier served as chief prosecutor at the 1945 Trial of the Sixteen in Moscow against leaders of the Polish Underground.
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RoleSoviet lawyer and statesman 1 Nationality / Jurisdiction Nationality / Jurisdiction Place of Death Classification
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What was the Trial of the Sixteen that Roman Rudenko prosecuted?
Rudenko was chief prosecutor at the 1945 Moscow trial of Polish Underground leaders.
The Trial of the Sixteen was a Soviet trial held in Moscow in 1945 of leaders of the Polish Underground, and Roman Rudenko served as its chief prosecutor. The following year he acted as chief prosecutor for the Soviet Union at the Nuremberg trial of the major Nazi war criminals, holding the rank of Lieutenant-General within the Soviet Procuracy at that time.
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He is well known internationally for acting as chief prosecutor for the USSR at the 1946 trial of the major Nazi war criminals in Nuremberg.
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Roman Andreyevich Rudenko (Russian: Роман Андреевич Руденко, Ukrainian: Роман Андрійович Руденко, romanized: Roman Andriyovych Rudenko; 7 August [O.S. 25 July] 1907 - 23 January 1981) was a Soviet lawyer and statesman.
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- Member Of: International Military Tribunal (Nuremberg), Wikipedia category: cat:Prosecutors of the International Military Tribunal in Nuremberg
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Wikidata Q706118, P27 country of citizenship claim
P27 (country of citizenship): Russian Empire
Wikidata Q706118, P27 country of citizenship claim, additional value 50
citizenship (P27), additional value: Soviet
Wikidata Q706118, P569 date of birth claim (year)
P569 (date of birth): 1907
Wikidata Q706118, P569 date of birth claim (full date)
P569 (date of birth): 1907-08-07
Wikidata Q706118, P570 date of death claim (year)
P570 (date of death): 1981
Wikidata Q706118, P570 date of death claim (full date)
P570 (date of death): 1981-01-23
Wikidata Q706118, P19 place of birth claim
P19 (place of birth): Nosivka
Wikidata Q706118, P20 place of death claim
P20 (place of death): Moscow
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