Tsyvyan Zalman Davidovich (b. 17.10.1946, Riga) — engineer. In 1961 he completed the 7th grade of Riga Secondary School No. 40, and in 1964 — the 10th grade of the Riga Shift Secondary School for Working Youth No. 25. In 1963—64 he was an auto mechanic at the Riga Taxi Fleet; in 1964—65 — assembly fitter at the RVR; in 1965 — fitter at the “Medtekhnika” management; in 1965—66 — adjuster at the VEF plant; in 1966—68 — communications lineman at the Eastern Telephone Exchange; in 1968—70 — fitter at the “Darbs” plant; in 1970—73 — engineer at the design institute “Latgiprogorstroi”; in 1973 — engineer at the Skulte Fish Collective Farm (Limbaži District); in 1973—78 — senior engineer of the Department of Public Education; in 1978 — head of the technical department of the Remstroytrest; in 1978 (?) — engineer at the “Kollector” special management of the Waterworks Department. In 1978 he completed 4 years at the Leningrad Institute of Railway Transport Engineers with the specialty of civil engineer.
From 1968 married to Tsyvyan Anna Meerovna.
Daughter: Tsyvyan Marlena Zalmanovna (b. 1970, Riga).
Father: Tsyvyan Yakov-David Zalmanovich (1910, Gostiņi — 1973, Riga).
Mother: Tsyvyan Khana-Zelda Moiseevna. In 1977 he petitioned for permission to visit France, which was refused in 1978.

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