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Jul 19, 2024 · 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. Andropov had been head of the KGB from 1967 to May 1982. He then slipped into the ...
2 days ago · Yuri Andropov. 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.
2 days ago · The Politburo was dominated by old men, and they were overwhelmingly Russian. Non-Russian representation at the top of the party and the government had declined over time. Yury V. Andropov and then Konstantin Chernenko led the country from 1982 until 1985, but their administrations failed to address critical problems.
2 days ago · t. e. Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev [f] [g] (2 March 1931 – 30 August 2022) was a Soviet and Russian politician who served as the last leader of the Soviet Union from 1985 to the country's dissolution in 1991. He served as General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1985 and additionally as head of state beginning in ...
5 days ago · His successor, Yuri Andropov, was a relative stripling, dying in 1984 at 69, to be followed by Konstantin Chernenko, who died in 1985 at 73. US president Joe Biden is 82 in November (Getty)
2 days ago · Prior to this, Yuri Andropov and Konstantin Chernenko were both seen as equal candidates for the position. When the announcement confirming Brezhnev's death was finally made, it stated that Yuri Andropov was elected chairman of the committee in charge of managing Brezhnev's funeral, suggesting Andropov had overtaken Chernenko as Brezhnev's most ...
Jul 16, 2024 · Brezhnev’s successor, Yuri Andropov, was the long-time KGB head and promised ‘a better socialist order’, but his gaunt, sick face betrayed a more gloomy forecast. Soon he disappeared and passed away; rumours ascribed his agony to his kidneys. Next, Konstantin Chernenko, the modest head of Brezhnev’s chancellery, was propped up to rule.
