Konstantin Chernenko

Konstantin Chernenko
Константин Черненко
Chernenko in 1982
General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
In office 9 February 1984 – 10 March 1985
Preceded by	Yuri Andropov
Succeeded by	Mikhail Gorbachev
President of the Soviet Union
In office 11 April 1984 – 10 March 1985
Preceded by	Yuri Andropov
Succeeded by	Andrei Gromyko
Second Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
In office 10 November 1982 – 9 February 1984
Preceded by	Yuri Andropov
Succeeded by	Mikhail Gorbachev
Personal details
Born	Konstantin Ustinovich Chernenko (1911-09-24)24 September 1911 Bolshaya Tes, Yeniseysk Governorate, Russian Empire
Died	10 March 1985(1985-03-10) (aged 73) Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Cause of death	Emphysema and heart failure
Resting place	Kremlin Wall Necropolis, Moscow, Russian Federation
Citizenship	Soviet
Nationality	Ukrainian
Political party	Communist Party of the Soviet Union
Spouse(s)	Faina Vassilyevna Chernenko Anna Dmitrievna Lyubimova
Children	Albert Chernenko Vera Chernenko Yelena Chernenko Vladimir Chernenko
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Konstantin Ustinovich Chernenko (Russian language: Константи́н Усти́нович Черне́нко September 24, 1911 – March 10, 1985)^[1] was a Soviet Politician who briefly ruled The Soviet Union. Born to a poor family from Siberia, Chernenko joined the Communist Party in 1931. He was later elected to become a full member of the Politburo in 1978. Following the death of Leonid Brezhnev and his successor Yuri Andropov, Chernenko was elected General Secretary in February 1984. During his brief time in office, Chernenko continued Andropov's reforms. However, his term was cut short due to health problems and he died on March 10, 1985 after leading the country for only 13 months.

1. ↑ Jessup, John E. (1998). Profile of Konstantin Chernenko. Greenwood Publishing. ISBN 9780313281129.