Molotov ; -- NUMBER@1 November , NUMBER@2 -RRB- was a MISC@1 politician and diplomat , a leading figure in the MISC@1 government from the NUMBER@3 , when he rose to power as a protégé of PERSON@1 , to NUMBER@4 , when he was dismissed from Presidium -LRB- ORGANIZATION@1 -RRB- of the ORGANIZATION@2 by PERSON@2 .

He was a leading figure in the MISC@1 government from the NUMBER@3 , when he came to power .
