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List of General Secretaries of the Soviet Union

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General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union was the top position in the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. As the leader of the only legal political party, the General Secretary served as the de facto leader but not necessarily head of government or head of state, although the actual head of government was the Premier or the Chairman, before Stalin turned the position of General Secretary into the most powerful in the Soviet Union. According 1977 Constitution the Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet was the President and Chairman of the Council of Minister was the Premier. Lenin led the nation as Chairman of the People's Commissars.

The office was called First Secretary from 1953 to 1966.

List of General Secretaries

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# Name Picture Term start Term end Born Died
01.* Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin (First Secretary: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th; & 6th term and amongst the Longest serving General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union Leader*.:.) 3 April 1922 16 October 1952 18 December 1878 5 March 1953(1953-03-05) (aged 74)
02.* Nikita Khrushchev (as Second Secretary And Third Longest serving General Secretary: of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union Leader* ) 7 September 1953 14 October 1964 15 April 1894 11 September 1971(1971-09-11) (aged 77)
03.* Leonid Brezhnev (as Third Secretary: 1st term./|\.2nd term from 1964 to 1966/1982* and Second longest serving General Secretary: of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union Leader*) 14 October 1964 10 November 1982 19 December 1906 10 November 1982(1982-11-10) (aged 75)
04.* Yuri Andropov (Fourth Secretary) 12 November 1982 9 February 1984 15 June 1914 9 February 1984(1984-02-09) (aged 69)
05.* Konstantin Chernenko (Fifth Secretary) 13 February 1984 10 March 1985 24 September 1911 10 March 1985(1985-03-10) (aged 73)
06.* Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev (as Sixth Secretary: from 1985* to 1991* And Fourth Longest serving General Secretary: of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union Leader*.!’!.:.) 11 March 1985 24 August 1991 March 2, 1931 30 August 2022(2022-08-30) (aged 91)
___* Vladimir Ivashko (as Seventh Secretary and Shortest term.) 24 August 1991 29 August 1991 28 October 1932 13 November 1994(1994-11-13) (aged 62)

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  1. ↑ https://www.historyhit.com/the-8-de-facto-rulers-of-the-soviet-union-in-order/
  2. ↑ https://historum.com/t/who-was-the-best-of-the-soviet-unions-general-secretaries.53265/
  3. ↑ https://www.historyhit.com/the-8-de-facto-rulers-of-the-soviet-union-in-order/
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