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Yuri Vladimirovich Andropov (15 June [O.S. 2 June] 1914 – 9 February 1984) was the sixth paramount leader of the Soviet Union and the fourth General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. After Leonid Brezhnev's 18-year rule, Andropov served in the post from November 1982 until his death … See more
There has been much contention over Andropov's family background. According to the official biography, Andropov was born in Stanitsa Nagutskaya (modern-day Stavropol Krai, Russia) on 15 June 1914. His father, Vladimir … See more
In July 1954, Andropov was appointed Ambassador to Hungary. He held this position during the 1956 Hungarian Revolution. Andropov played a key role in crushing the … See more
Two days after Brezhnev's death, on 12 November 1982, Andropov was elected general secretary of the CPSU, the first former head of the KGB to become general secretary. His appointment was received in the West with apprehension in view of his roles in … See more
Andropov lived at 26 Kutuzovsky Prospekt, the same building in which Suslov and Brezhnev lived. He married Nina Ivanovna, who was born not far from the farm where … See more
In 1957, Andropov returned to Moscow from Budapest in order to head the Department for Liaison with Communist and Workers' … See more
In February 1983, Andropov suffered total kidney failure. In August 1983, he entered Moscow's Central Clinical Hospital; he spent the rest of his life there.
In late January 1984, Andropov's health deteriorated sharply and due to growing toxicity in his blood, … See morePeople mentioned in the articleWikipedia text under CC-BY-SA license Jurij Vladimirovič Andropov - Nonciclopedia
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