Konstantin Chernenko

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Konstantin Chernenko

Konstantin Ustinovich Chernenko (Russian Language: Константи́н Усти́нович Черне́нко) was the leader of the Soviet Union for a very short time. He became the leader in 1984, and ruled for 13 months until 1985. This was a very short time compared to other earlier leaders such as Lenin and Stalin.


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