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Events on Monday 13 February 1984 1
1984Konstantin Chernenko becomes Soviet leaderSucceeds Yuri Andropov as General SecretaryKonstantin Chernenko was named General Secretary of the Communist Party following the death of Yuri Andropov. Already in poor health, Chernenko led the Soviet Union for just over a year before his own death in March 1985.