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Konstantin Ustinovich Chernenko (24 September 1911 – 10 March 1985) was a Soviet politician and the seventh General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. He briefly led the Soviet Union from 1984 until his death a year later.
- 1930–1933
- CPSU (1931–1985)
- 4, including Albert
- Mikhail Gorbachev
Konstantin Chernenko (born September 11 [September 24, New Style], 1911, Bolshaya Tes, Yeniseysk, Russian Empire [now in Krasnoyarsk kray, Russia]—died March 10, 1985, Moscow) was the chief political leader of the Soviet Union from February 1984 until his death in 1985.
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Konstantin Ustinovich Chernenko ( Russian: Константи́н Усти́нович Черне́нко; September 24, 1911 – March 10, 1985) was a Soviet Union politician and General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and who led the Soviet Union from February 13, 1984 until his death just 13 months later.
May 29, 2018 · Chernenko, Konstantin Ustinovich (1911–85) Soviet statesman, president (1984–85). An ally of Leonid Brezhnev , he joined the Politburo in 1978. Chernenko succeeded Yuri Andropov as president and general secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU).
Instead the 72-year-old, terminally ill Konstantin Chernenko was eased into the top party post and later became president of the U.S.S.R. and chairman of the defense council. The aging Politburo had plumped for a nonreformer, a throwback to Brezhnevism.
Nov 13, 2009 · Following the death of Yuri Andropov four days earlier, Konstantin Chernenko takes over as the general secretary of the Soviet Communist Party, the ruling position in the Soviet Union....
Konstantin Chernenko (1911-1985) was the leader of the Soviet Union for a brief period in the mid 1980s. Chernenko was born into poverty in western Siberia, the son of a miner. He worked on the family farm as a boy, while completing his education. Chernenko joined the Communist Youth League at age 17 and the Communist Party two years later.
