Konstantin Chernenko

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Konstantin Ustinovich Chernenko (Russian language: Константи́н Усти́нович Черне́нко September 24, 1911March 10, 1985)) was the leader of the Soviet Union for a very short time. He became the leader in 1984, and ruled for 13 months until his death in 1985.

Came after:
Yuri Andropov
General Secretary of the Soviet Communist Party
1984–1985
Came before:
Mikhail Gorbachev