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Konstantin Ustinovich Chernenko [a] [b] (24 September 1911 – 10 March 1985) [2] was a Soviet politician and the seventh General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. He briefly led the Soviet Union from 1984 until his death a year later.
Chernenko, less commonly transliterated Tchernenko (Ukrainian: Черненко), is a surname of Ukrainian origin. Notable people with the surname include: Notable people with the surname include: Albert Chernenko (1935–2009), Russian philosopher and son of Konstantin
Albert Konstantinovich Chernenko (Russian: Альберт Константинович Черненко; 6 January 1935 – 11 April 2009) was a Russian philosopher, best known for his innovations in the field of social and legal philosophy.
Following Andropov's death fifteen months after his appointment, an even older leader, 72-year-old Konstantin Chernenko, was elected to the general secretariat. His rule lasted for little more than a year until his death thirteen months later on 10 March 1985. [28]
Konstantin Chernenko (1911–1985) [43] 13 February 1984 10 March 1985 † 1 year, 25 days Chernenko was 72 years old when elected to the post of General Secretary and in rapidly failing health. [46] Like Andropov, Chernenko ruled the country in the same way Brezhnev had. [27] Mikhail Gorbachev (1931–2022) [47] 11 March 1985 24 August 1991
Elena Vladimirovna Chernenko (Russian: Елена Владимировна Черненко) is a Russian journalist and antiwar activist. She is a special correspondent and head of the foreign desk at the Moscow daily newspaper Kommersant .
Of the eleven individuals appointed head of state, three died in office of natural causes (Leonid Brezhnev, Yuri Andropov and Konstantin Chernenko), one held the position in a temporary role (Vasily Kuznetsov), and four held posts of party leader and head of state simultaneously (Brezhnev, Andropov, Chernenko and Mikhail Gorbachev).
Yevhen Vasylovych Chernenko (Ukrainian: Євген Васильович Черненко; 5 October 1934 – 3 January 2007) was a Ukrainian archaeologist. He was Professor of Archaeology at the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv and an internationally renowned expert on Scythian archaeology.