1967 ⟶ Andropov Appointed KGB Chairman

Yuri Andropov becomes chairman of the KGB.
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🕵️ KGB Created as Successor to NKVD

The KGB is created as the successor agency of the NKVD.⟶
KGB Created as Successor to NKVD (1954)
KGBNKVDSoviet UnionIntelligenceSecret PoliceCold WarUSSRSecurity

🇷🇺 Gromyko Becomes Soviet Foreign Minister

Andrei Gromyko begins his long tenure as Foreign Minister of the Soviet Union.⟶
Gromyko Becomes Soviet Foreign Minister (1957)
Soviet UnionUSSRForeign MinisterDiplomacyCold WarGromykoPolitics

🗣️ 22nd Soviet Party Congress Held

22nd Soviet Party Congress held in USSR.⟶
USSRSoviet UnionCommunismPoliticsIdeologyKhrushchevCold War

👤 Brezhnev Succeeds Khrushchev as Soviet Leader

Leonid Brezhnev succeeds Khrushchev to become General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, with Alexei Kosygin as his Premier.⟶
Brezhnev Succeeds Khrushchev as Soviet Leader (1964)
USSRBrezhnevKhrushchevLeadershipPoliticsCold WarCommunist PartySoviet Union

👮 Andropov Appointed KGB Chairman

Yuri Andropov becomes chairman of the KGB.⟶
Andropov Appointed KGB Chairman (1967)
USSRKGBIntelligenceCold WarPoliticsSecuritySoviet UnionAndropov

👤 Andropov Becomes Soviet Leader

Yuri Andropov becomes General Secretary of the Soviet Union.⟶
Andropov Becomes Soviet Leader (1982)
AndropovSoviet UnionLeadershipCold WarPolitical TransitionUSSR