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Mikhail Gorbachev - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | With responsibility over personnel, working together with Andropov, 20 percent of the top echelon of government ministers and regional governors were replaced, often with younger men. |
 | | During this time Grigory Romanov, Nikolai Ryzhkov, and Yegor Ligachev were elevated, the latter two working closely with Gorbachev, Ryzhkov on economics, Ligachev on personnel. |
 | | He was also close to Konstantin Chernenko, Andropov's successor, serving as second secretary. |
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