1957 ⟶ Gromyko Becomes Soviet Foreign Minister

Andrei Gromyko begins his long tenure as Foreign Minister of...
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🇷🇺 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

🇬🇧 105 Soviet Officials Expelled from Great Britain

105 Soviet officials expelled from Great Britain by Prime Minister Edward Heath in Operation FOOT.⟶
105 Soviet Officials Expelled from Great Britain (1971)
UKUSSREspionageCold WarDiplomacyPoliticsEuropeIntelligence

👤 Andropov Becomes Soviet Leader

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

👤 Gorbachev Becomes Soviet Leader

Mikhail Gorbachev becomes leader of the Soviet Union.⟶
Gorbachev Becomes Soviet Leader (1985)
Soviet UnionGorbachevLeadershipCold WarPerestroikaGlasnostReformPoliticsUSSR