Yuri Andropov
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Yuri Andropov Юрий Андропов | |
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| General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union | |
| In office 10 November 1982 – 9 February 1984 | |
| Preceded by | Leonid Brezhnev |
| Succeeded by | Konstantin Chernenko |
| Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet | |
| In office 16 June 1983 – 9 February 1984 | |
| Preceded by | Vasili Kuznetsov (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Vasili Kuznetsov (acting) |
| Second Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union | |
| In office 25 January 1982 – 10 November 1982 | |
| Preceded by | Mikhail Suslov |
| Succeeded by | Konstantin Chernenko |
| 4th Chairman of the Committee for State Security (KGB) | |
| In office 18 May 1967 – 26 May 1982 | |
| Premier | Alexei Kosygin Nikolai Tikhonov |
| Preceded by | Vladimir Semichastny |
| Succeeded by | Vitaly Fedorchuk |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Yuri Vladimirovich Andropov 15 June 1914 Stanitsa Nagutskaya, Stavropol Governorate, Russian Empire |
| Died | 9 February 1984 (aged 69) Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Cause of death | Renal failure |
| Citizenship | Soviet |
| Political party | Communist Party of the Soviet Union |
| Spouse(s) | Tatyana Andropova (m. 1940s–1984; his death) |
| Children | Igor Andropov Irina Andropova |
| Residence | Kutuzovsky Prospekt |
| Signature |  |
Yuri Vladimirovich Andropov[1] (1914-1984)[2] was a Soviet politician. He was born in Nagutskoye, Russian SFSR.
Andropov was Director of the KGB for an unusually long time: 1967–1982 (Jan-May). He was General Secretary of the CPSU from November 12, 1982 until his death fifteen months later. He had diabetes mellitus and died of renal failure in Moscow, Russian SFSR.
| Preceded by Leonid Brezhnev |
General Secretary of the Soviet Communist Party 1982–1984 |
Succeeded by Konstantin Chernenko |
This short article about a person or group of people can be made longer. You can help Wikipedia by adding to it.- ↑ "Definition of Andropov | Dictionary.com". www.dictionary.com. Retrieved 2021-09-09.
- ↑ Smorodinskaya (2013-10-28). Encyclopedia of Contemporary Russian Culture. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-136-78785-0.