Who came after Chernenko?
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Mikhail Gorbachev
Capping his rapid rise through the Communist Party hierarchy, Mikhail Gorbachev is selected as the new general secretary of the Soviet Union, following the death of Konstantin Chernenko the day before.
Who ruled Russia after Chernenko?
Konstantin Chernenko
| Konstantin Chernenko Константин Черненко | |
|---|---|
| Preceded by | Yuri Andropov |
| Succeeded by | Mikhail Gorbachev |
| Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet | |
| In office 11 April 1984 – 10 March 1985 |
Who came after Brezhnev?
Yuri Andropov (aged 68 at the time) succeeded Brezhnev in his post as general secretary in 1982. In 1983, Andropov was hospitalised and rarely met up at work to chair the politburo meetings due to his declining health. Nikolai Tikhonov usually chaired the meetings in his place.
Who came after Yuri Andropov?
Konstantin Chernenko
Andropov had suffered from nearly debilitating illnesses since early 1983, and died on February 9, 1984. He was succeeded by Konstantin Chernenko .
How many years was Gorbachev President?
March 15, 1990 – December 25, 1991Mikhail Gorbachev / Presidential term
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Who is Chernenko in the Soviet Union?
Konstantin Chernenko. Konstantin Ustinovich Chernenko ( /tʃɜːrˈnɛŋkoʊ/; Russian: Константи́н Усти́нович Черне́нко, IPA: [kənstɐnˈtʲin usˈtʲinɐvʲɪtɕ tɕɨrˈnʲenkə], 24 September 1911 – 10 March 1985) was a Soviet politician and the fifth General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.
What happened to Alexander Chernenko?
In early 1984, Chernenko was hospitalised for over a month but kept working by sending the Politburo notes and letters. During the summer, his doctors sent him to Kislovodsk for the mineral spas, but on the day of his arrival at the resort Chernenko’s health deteriorated, and he contracted pneumonia.
Did Chernenko have any children?
Chernenko had a son from his first marriage, Albert, who became a noted Soviet legal theorist. With his second wife, Anna Dmitrevna Lyubimova (1913–2010), who married him in 1944, he also had two daughters, Yelena (who worked at the Institute of Party History) and Vera.