Yuri Andropov

Yuri Andropov
Юрий Андропов
Andropov in 1974
General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
In office 10 November 1982 – 9 February 1984
Preceded by	Leonid Brezhnev
Succeeded by	Konstantin Chernenko
President of the Soviet Union
In office 16 June 1983 – 9 February 1984
Preceded by	Vasili Kuznetsov (acting)
Succeeded by	Vasili Kuznetsov (acting)
Second Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
In office 25 January 1982 – 10 November 1982
Preceded by	Mikhail Suslov
Succeeded by	Konstantin Chernenko
4th Chairman of the Committee for State Security (KGB)
In office 18 May 1967 – 26 May 1982
Premier	Alexei Kosygin Nikolai Tikhonov
Preceded by	Vladimir Semichastny
Succeeded by	Vitaly Fedorchuk
Personal details
Born	Yuri Vladimirovich Andropov (1914-06-15)15 June 1914 Stanitsa Nagutskaya, Stavropol Governorate, Russian Empire
Died	9 February 1984(1984-02-09) (aged 69) Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Cause of death	Renal failure
Citizenship	Soviet
Political party	Communist Party of the Soviet Union
Spouse(s)	Tatyana Andropova (m. 1940s–1984; his death)
Children	Igor Andropov Irina Andropova
Residence	Kutuzovsky Prospekt
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Yuri Vladimirovich Andropov^[1] (Russian: Юрий Владимирович Андропов; 15 June 1914 – 9 February 1984)^[2] was a Soviet politician who briefly served as the General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1982 until his death in 1984. He previously headed the KGB and played a role in suppressing dissent. Andropov's time in power was marked by a focus on domestic issues and efforts to combat corruption, but his tenure was cut short by his death.

1. ↑ "Definition of Andropov | Dictionary.com". www.dictionary.com. Retrieved 2021-09-09.
2. ↑ Smorodinskaya (2013-10-28). Encyclopedia of Contemporary Russian Culture. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-136-78785-0.