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  2. Joseph Stalin's rise to power - Wikipedia

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    Stalin, through his office as General Secretary, received advanced knowledge about Lenin's Testament and sought to delay its release. [9] Upon its release to the party, Stalin offered to resign as General Secretary, but this was rebuked to maintain the image of party unity. [10]

  3. General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union

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    On October 16, 1952, Stalin formally abolished the position, but he retained ultimate power and his position as Chairman of the Council of Ministers until his death on 5 March 1953. [20] At a tenure of 30 years, 7 months, Stalin was the longest-serving General Secretary, serving almost half of the USSR's entire existence.

  4. Joseph Stalin - Wikipedia

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    Stalin's office was near Lenin's in the Smolny Institute, [122] and he and Trotsky had direct access to Lenin without an appointment. [123] Stalin co-signed Lenin's decrees shutting down hostile newspapers, [ 124 ] and co-chaired the committee drafting a constitution for the newly-formed Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic . [ 125 ]

  5. List of leaders of the Soviet Union - Wikipedia

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    Upon death, resignation, or removal from office of an incumbent president, the Vice President of the Soviet Union would assume the office, though the Soviet Union dissolved before this was actually tested. [9] After the failed coup in August 1991, the vice president was replaced by an elected member of the State Council of the Soviet Union. [10]

  6. Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union

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    Stalin used the principles of democratic centralism to transform his office into that of party leader, and later leader of the Soviet Union. [123] In 1934, the 17th Party Congress did not elect a General Secretary and Stalin was an ordinary secretary until his death in 1953, although he remained the de facto leader without diminishing his own ...

  7. FACT CHECK: Did Janet Yellen Resign As Treasury Secretary? - AOL

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    Additionally, Check Your Fact found no credible news reports suggesting Yellen had abruptly resigned from her role as U.S. Treasury Secretary. On Nov. 26, USA Today debunked the claim as false.

  8. History of the Soviet Union (1964–1982) - Wikipedia

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    In the purge, Stalin ordered the execution or exile of nearly all Soviet bureaucrats over the age of 35, thereby opening up posts and offices for a younger generation of Soviets. This generation would rule the country from the aftermath of Stalin's purge up to Mikhail Gorbachev's rise to power in 1985. The majority of these appointees were of ...

  9. Book: Gen. Milley drafted scathing resignation letter to Trump

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    After he was seen in combat fatigues walking behind President Trump across Lafayette Square before Trump's infamous 2020 photo op, Gen. Mark Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff ...