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Brezhnev was given a state funeral after three full days of national mourning, then buried in an individual tomb on Red Square at the Kremlin Wall Necropolis. Yuri Andropov, Brezhnev's eventual successor as general secretary, was chairman of the committee in charge of managing Brezhnev's funeral, held on 15 November 1982, five days after his death.
Death and state funeral of Leonid Brezhnev; L. ... Death and state funeral of Joseph Stalin This page was last edited on 14 March 2023, at 10:36 (UTC). Text ...
During Brezhnev's General Secretaryship, Viktoria remained at the sidelines; she did not like attracting public attention. [3] Her last appearance in public was at Brezhnev's state funeral in 1982. [4] Following the death of Brezhnev, Viktoria lived on for another 13 years, dying after struggling for several years with diabetes in 1995. [3]
When, after Brezhnev's death in 1982, Yuri Andropov was elected chairman of the committee in charge of Brezhnev's funeral, this was seen as a first sign by First World commentators that Andropov might be the most likely candidate for the position of General Secretary. [203]
Carter and Soviet President Leonid Brezhnev, center right, wave to the waiting crowd outside the US Embassy after both heads of state finished their first round of talks prior to the Monday Salt ...
When Leonid Brezhnev died on 10 November 1982 Yuri Andropov was elected chairman of the committee in charge of managing his funeral. According to Time magazine Brezhnev's death was mourned by the majority of Soviet citizens. [3] First World commentators saw this as proof that Andropov would become Brezhnev's successor as general secretary. [4]
Leonid Ilyich Brezhnev [b] [c] (19 December 1906 – 10 November 1982) [4] was a Soviet politician who served as General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1964 until his death in 1982, and Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet (head of state) from 1960 to 1964 and again from 1977 to 1982.
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