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  Encyclopedia: Konstantin Chernenko   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Chernenko was born in Bolshaya Tes, Novosyolovsky District, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Siberia.
Following the death of Brezhnev in 1982, Chernenko lost the power struggle due to anti-Brezhnev forces, including the KGB and the Red Army, and instead Yuri Andropov, the former head of the KGB, was nominated as General Secretary.
In what was almost universally regarded, even by his opponents, as a cruel act against Chernenko, Politburo member Viktor Grishin dragged the deathly ill Chernenko from his hospital bed to a ballot box to vote in the elections in early 1985.
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 Konstantin Chernenko
Konstantin Ustinovich Chernenko (September 24, 1911 - March 10, 1985) was a Soviet politician and General Secretary of the CPSU who led the Soviet Union from February 13, 1984, until his death.
Chernenko was also Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet from April 11, 1984, until his death.
Following the death of Brezhnev in 1982 Chernenko lost the power-struggle and nominated Yuri Andropov as General Secretary.
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 chernenko   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Konstantin Ustinovich Chernenko (Константин Устинович Черненко) (September 24, 1911 - March 10, 1985) was a Soviet politician and General Secretary of the CPSU who led the Soviet Union from February 13, 1984 until his death in 1985.
Chernenko was born in Bolshaya Tes, Novoselsky Raion, Krasnoyarsk Territory, Siberia.
When Andropov died in February 1984 after less than 15 months in office, Chernenko was elected to replace him, despite concerns over his health.
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 Konstantin Chernenko - Term Explanation on IndexSuche.Com
Chernenko was also Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme_Soviet from April_11, 1984, until his death.
Chernenko was born in Bolshaya_Tes, Novosyolovsky District, Krasnoyarsk_Krai, Siberia.
Following the death of Brezhnev in 1982, Chernenko lost the power struggle due to anti-Brezhnev forces, including the KGB and the Red_Army, and instead Yuri_Andropov, the former head of the KGB, was nominated as General Secretary.
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 Russia - The Chernenko Interregnum   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
At seventy-two, Konstantin Chernenko was in poor health and unable to play an active role in policy making when he was chosen, after lengthy discussion, to succeed Andropov.
Although Chernenko had called for renewed détente with the West, little progress was made toward closing the rift in East-West relations during his rule.
Chernenko gave Gorbachev high party positions that provided significant influence in the Politburo, and Gorbachev was able to gain the vital support of Foreign Minister Andrey Gromyko in the struggle for succession.
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 Konstantin Chernenko - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Eventually, when he became ill, he was no longer physically able to sign documents and a facsimile was used instead, further devaluing his signature.
The only major personnel change Chernenko made was firing the chief of General Staff, Nikolay Ogarkov, an advocate of less spending on consumer goods who promoted putting money into weapons research and development.
Another event is Chernenko's discussions on restoring Volgograd to its former name of Stalingrad.
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 Konstantin Chernenko
Chernenko was born on Sep 24, 1911 in Bolshaya Tes, Siberia.
He appointed Chernenko to chief of the Central Committee's agitation and propaganda position in 1956, to chief of staff of the Presidium in 1960, and to head of the General Department of the Central Committee in 1965.
Chernenko was perceived only as a temporary caretaker of the government and an agent of change from the reforms of Andropov and his younger technocrats.
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 Konstantin Chernenko Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Konstantin Chernenko was born on September 24, 1911, in Bolshaya Tes, Novoselovo District, Russia.
Chernenko was appointed head of the Krasnoyarsk Territorial Party Committee in 1941.
Chernenko became Chief the staff of the Presidium in 1960.
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 Konstantin Chernenko -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Chernenko was also Chairman of the Presidium of the (Click link for more info and facts about Supreme Soviet) Supreme Soviet from April 11, 1984, until his death.
Chernenko was born in Bolshaya Tes, Novosyolovsky District, (Click link for more info and facts about Krasnoyarsk Krai) Krasnoyarsk Krai, (A vast Asian region of Russia; famous for long cold winters) Siberia.
Chernenko's name made an appearance in the April Fool's Joke (Click link for more info and facts about Kremvax) Kremvax on (Click link for more info and facts about Usenet) Usenet in 1984.
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 Soviet-Empire.com - Chernenko, Konstantin Ustinovich
Konstantin Ustinovich Chernenko was the son of a poor Siberian farmer.
Chernenko was elected General Secretary, despite his doctor's warning that he was too sick for the job.
Chernenko promised post of Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet; this promise, however, is never honored.
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 Konstantin Ustinovich Chernenko
Chernenko's path to power was a breathtaking career made of success after success, that lead him from an obscure Siberian village to the very peak of power of the greatest Superpower ever existed on the earth.
In Moscow, Chernenko became immediately the head of the propaganda section of the Agitation and Propaganda Department of the Central Committee and he was in charge of the organisation of the propaganda work throughout the Country.
Besides, we must remember that Chernenko was conditioned by a collegial direction with a part of members of Politburo whose aims were only those of discrediting their General Secretary and oppose whatever attempt he made to put into practice his theories, and consequently, bound his hands.
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 konstantin chernenko   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The only major personnel change Chernenko made was firing the chief of General Staff, Nikolay Ogarkov, an advocate of less spending on consumer goods and promoted putting money into weapons research and development.
In late 1984, Politburo member Viktor Grishin dragged the deathly ill Chernenko from his hospital bed to a ballot box to vote in the elections.
After the death of a Soviet leader, it was customary for his successor to open and review the objects contained in his personal safe.
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 St. Petersburg - Johnson's Russia List 4-8-03
Chernenko is said to be a close friend of Sergei Stepashin, the ex-interior minister, who currently heads the parliamentary financial watchdog, the Audit Chamber.
Chernenko’s appointment as the first deputy to the presidential envoy in the Northwestern Federal District may entail some negative consequences for Valentina Ivanovna Matviyenko, who agreed to replace Viktor Cherkessov hoping, first and foremost, to use it as a launch pad for the St Petersburg gubernatorial elections in 2004.
As Chernenko himself said, the president entrusted him, as the FMS chief, with 3 key goals: to create conditions for an influx of qualified workers to Russia, to tackle the problems of those people without citizenship and create a favourable climate for those seeking to work, study and receive medical assistance in Russia.
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 Konstantin Chernenko   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
When Andropov died February 1984 after less than 15 months in Chernenko was elected to replace him despite over his health.
Chernenko represented a return to the hard-line of the Brezhnev era.
In late 1984 Politburo member Viktor Grishin dragged the deathly ill Chernenko from hospital bed to a ballot box to in the elections.
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 Konstantin Chernenko - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Konstantin Ustinovich Chernenko (Константи́н Усти́нович Черне́нко) (September 24, 1911 March 10, 1985) was a Soviet politician and General Secretary of the CPSU who led the Soviet Union from February 13, 1984 until his death just thirteen months later.
When Andropov died in February 1984 after less than 13 months in office, Chernenko was elected to replace him, despite concerns over his health.
In foreign policy, he escalated the Cold War with the United States and negotiated a trade pact with the People's Republic of China.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Chernenko   (736 words)

  
 Konstantin Chernenko   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Chernenko era también presidente del Presidium del soviet supremo del de abril 11 de 1984, hasta su muerte.
Chernenko fue llevado en Bolshaya Tes, districto de Novosyolovsky, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Siberia.
Chernenko representó una vuelta a la duro-li'nea políticas de la era de Brezhnev.
www.yotor.net /wiki/es/ko/Konstantin%20Chernenko.htm   (841 words)

  
 Russian Chernenko, Konstantin Chernenko on RussiansAbroad.com
Stalin was rehabilitated as a diplomat and a military leader, and there was discussion of returning the name Stalingrad to the city whose name had been changed back to Volgograd during the anti-Stalinist wave of the 1950s.
The one major personnel change that Chernenko made was the firing of the chief of the General Staff, Nikolay Ogarkov, who had advocated less spending on consumer goods in favor of greater expenditures on weapons research and development.
The Soviet Union boycotted the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, retaliating for the United States boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.
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 Konstantin Chernenko bei eLexi - das Onlinelexikon   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
thumb200pxrightChernenko Konstantin Ustinovich Chernenko (Константи́н Усти́нович Черне́нко) (September 24, 1911 - March 10, 1985) was a Soviet politician and General Secretary of the CPSU who led the Soviet Union from February 13, 1984 until his death in 1985.
thumb300pxrightKonstantin Chernenko with Leonid Brezhnev Chernenko represented a return to the hard-line policies of the Brezhnev era.
The following jobs were held by Chernenko during his lifetime: Border Guard, Party Secretary of Border Guard Unit, Agitprop director in Krasnoyarsk and other regions, Party functionary (apparatchik), Central Committee member and secretary, Politburo member, Supreme Soviet Presidium member, Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet, General Secretary of the CPSU.
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 Konstantin Chernenko   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
There, along the Kremlin wall, are the remains of Yuri Andropov, Leonid Brezhnev and Konstantin Chernenko, as well as those of Stalin and Feliks Dzerzhinsky...
Konstantin Chernenko, on the other hand, governed for just one year, but since he was a placeholder from the start, he managed to overstay his welcome anyway.
There, along the Kremlin's wall, are the remains of former General Secretaries Yuri Andropov, Leonid Brezhnev and Konstantin Chernenko, as well as those of...
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 Cold War Record Is Riddled with Rewrites   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Opposing those efforts were Leonid Brezhnev, Yuri V. Andropov, Konstantin U. Chernenko and the leadership of the liberals in the U.S. It was the conservatives in the U.S. who opposed a nuclear moratorium that would have guaranteed superiority of nuclear forces by the Soviet Union.
Endorsing a nuclear moratorium were Brezhnev, Andropov, Chernenko and the leadership of the liberals.
Embracing Daniel Ortega and opposing the Nicaraguan resistance were Brezhnev, Andropov, Chernenko and the leadership of the liberals.
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 Directory - Regional: Europe: Russia: Society and Culture: History: Soviet Union: Personalities: Chernenko, Konstantin   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Konstantin Chernenko  · Biographical sketch of the man who briefly ruled the USSR from 1984 to 1985.
Konstantin Ustinovich Chernenko  · iweb · Portrait, photographs of his tomb at the Kremlin, map, biographical sketch, and interactive visitor comments from Find A Grave.
Chernenko, Konstantin - Bio  · Important dates in the life of the man who briefly wielded supreme power in the USSR.
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 Konstantin Chernenko - Wikipedia
Konstantin Ustinovich Chernenko (Константи́н Усти́нович Черне́нко) (Bolshaya Tes, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Siberia, 24 September 1911 - 10 Maret 1985) adalah seorang politikus Uni Soviet dan Sekjen Partai Komunis Uni Soviet yang menjadi pemimpin Uni Soviet dari 13 Februari 1984 sampai mangkatnya, 11 bulan kemudian.
Chernenko juga ketua Dewan Tertinggi Soviet dari 11 April 1984 sampai meninggalnya.
Uni Soviet: Lenin - Trotski - Stalin - Nikita Khrushchev - Leonid Brezhnev - Yuri Andropov - Konstantin Chernenko - Gorbachev
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