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|fullname = Konstantin Ustinovich Chernenko | |fullname = Konstantin Ustinovich Chernenko | ||
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|origin = Bolshaya Tes, Yeniseysk Governorate, Russian Empire | |origin = Bolshaya Tes, Yeniseysk Governorate, Russian Empire | ||
|occupation = General Secretary of the [[Communist Party of the Soviet Union]] (1984 - 1985)<br>Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet (1984 - 1985) | |occupation = General Secretary of the [[Communist Party of the Soviet Union]] (1984 - 1985)<br>Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet (1984 - 1985) | ||
|type of villain = | |type of villain = Corrupt Official | ||
|goals = Advance the goals of the Soviet Union (partially successful) | |goals = Advance the goals of the Soviet Union (partially successful) | ||
|crimes = [[Propaganda]]<br>Oppression<br>[[War crimes | |crimes = [[Propaganda]]<br>Oppression<br>[[War crimes]] | ||
|hobby = Spreading Communist propaganda | |hobby = Spreading Communist propaganda | ||
}} | }}'''Konstantin Ustinovich Chernenko''' (24 September 1911 – 10 March 1985) was a Soviet politician and the fifth General Secretary of the [[Communist Party of the Soviet Union]]. He led the Soviet Union from 13 February 1984 until his death on 10 March 1985. | ||
'''Konstantin Ustinovich Chernenko''' ( | |||
Born to a poor family from Siberia, Chernenko joined the Komsomol (the Communist Party's youth league) in 1929 and became a full member of the party in 1931. After holding a series of propaganda posts, in 1948 he became the head of the propaganda department in Moldavia, serving under [[Leonid Brezhnev]]. After Brezhnev took over as First Secretary of the CPSU in 1964, Chernenko rose to head the General Department of the Central Committee, responsible for setting the agenda for the Politburo and drafting Central Committee decrees. In 1971 Chernenko became a full member of the Central Committee, and in 1978 he was made a full member of the Politburo. | Born to a poor family from Siberia, Chernenko joined the Komsomol (the Communist Party's youth league) in 1929 and became a full member of the party in 1931. After holding a series of propaganda posts, in 1948 he became the head of the propaganda department in Moldavia, serving under [[Leonid Brezhnev]]. After Brezhnev took over as First Secretary of the CPSU in 1964, Chernenko rose to head the General Department of the Central Committee, responsible for setting the agenda for the Politburo and drafting Central Committee decrees. In 1971 Chernenko became a full member of the Central Committee, and in 1978 he was made a full member of the Politburo. | ||
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After the death of Brezhnev and his successor [[Yuri Andropov]], Chernenko was elected General Secretary in February 1984 and made Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet in April 1984. Due to his rapidly failing health, he was often unable to fulfill his official duties. He died in March 1985 after leading the country for only 13 months, and was succeeded as General Secretary by Mikhail Gorbachev. | After the death of Brezhnev and his successor [[Yuri Andropov]], Chernenko was elected General Secretary in February 1984 and made Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet in April 1984. Due to his rapidly failing health, he was often unable to fulfill his official duties. He died in March 1985 after leading the country for only 13 months, and was succeeded as General Secretary by Mikhail Gorbachev. | ||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
Born to a Russian peasant family in the Yeniseysk region of Siberia, Chernenko joined the Communist Party in 1931. | Born to a Russian peasant family in the Yeniseysk region of Siberia, Chernenko joined the Communist Party in 1931. Trained as a party propagandist, he held several administrative posts before becoming head of agitation and propaganda (agitprop) in Moldavia (1948–56), where he was first noticed by [[Leonid Brezhnev]] and brought to Moscow to head a similar department for the party’s Central Committee (1956–60). | ||
When Brezhnev took over the party in 1964, he made Chernenko his chief of staff. Chernenko was a full member of the Central Committee from 1971 and of the Politburo from 1977. | |||
An old-line conservative, Chernenko traveled extensively with Brezhnev and was considered his aide, confidant, and, by some observers, his heir apparent. After Brezhnev’s death, however, he was unable to rally a majority of the party factions behind his candidacy to be head of the party and lost out to [[Yuri Andropov]], the former [[KGB]] chief, who became general secretary on November 12, 1982. However, Andropov had become mortally ill by the following August, and after his death six months later, Chernenko succeeded him as general secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union on February 13, 1984. On April 12 he became chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet. | An old-line conservative, Chernenko traveled extensively with Brezhnev and was considered his aide, confidant, and, by some observers, his heir apparent. After Brezhnev’s death, however, he was unable to rally a majority of the party factions behind his candidacy to be head of the party and lost out to [[Yuri Andropov]], the former [[KGB]] chief, who became general secretary on November 12, 1982. However, Andropov had become mortally ill by the following August, and after his death six months later, Chernenko succeeded him as general secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union on February 13, 1984. On April 12 he became chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet. | ||
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Like his predecessor, Chernenko began showing signs of deteriorating health shortly after taking office. His frequent absences from official functions because of illness left little doubt that his election had been an interim measure, and upon his death he was succeeded by Mikhail S. Gorbachev. | Like his predecessor, Chernenko began showing signs of deteriorating health shortly after taking office. His frequent absences from official functions because of illness left little doubt that his election had been an interim measure, and upon his death he was succeeded by Mikhail S. Gorbachev. | ||
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