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3 days ago · Yuri Vladimirovich Andropov [a] [b] (15 June [O.S. 2 June] 1914 – 9 February 1984) [2] was a Soviet politician who was the sixth leader of the Soviet Union and the fourth General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, taking office in late 1982 and serving until his death in 1984.
5 days ago · Soviet Union - Interregnum, Andropov, Chernenko: Toward the end of his life, Brezhnev lost control of the country. Regionalism became stronger as the centre faltered. When Brezhnev died on November 10, 1982, he was succeeded as party leader by Yury Andropov, although his chosen successor was Konstantin Chernenko.
Aug 3, 2024 · Yuri Vladimirovich Andropov was a Soviet politician who was the sixth leader of the Soviet Union and the fourth General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, taking office in late 1982 and serving until his death in 1984.
2 days ago · General Secretary Yuri Andropov, on the advice of Defense Minister Dmitriy Ustinov, but against the advice of the Foreign Ministry, initially decided not to make any admission of downing the airliner, on the premise that no one would find out or be able to prove otherwise. [68]
Jul 28, 2024 · The Soviet leadership, including General Secretary Yuri Andropov, feared Pershing II deployments were part of an elaborate US-led plan to decapitate the Soviet Union by taking out its political...
Aug 13, 2024 · Yuri Andropov, Brezhnev's eventual successor as general secretary, was chairman of the committee in charge of managing Brezhnev's funeral, held on 15 November 1982, five days after his death.
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5 days ago · A copy of the document, signed by then-KGB head Yuri Andropov, is framed on Osnos’ wall. In the mid-1980s, Osnos changed careers from journalism to publishing, first at Random House and then at the company he founded, PublicAffairs.