Timeline Thursday 9 February 1984

Events on Thursday 9 February 1984 4

• 1914 – 1984 Yuri Andropov Former KGB chief who briefly led the USSR Yuri Vladimirovich Andropov (June 9, 1914 – February 9, 1984) was the Soviet leader from November 1982 until his death in February 1984, just 15 months in office. A former KGB chief, he began some tentative reforms but died before he could implement them.
• 1914 – 1984 Yuri Andropov (1914-1984) Died 9 February 1984, aged 69 Yuri Andropov, General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and former KGB chairman, died in Moscow after a long illness having led the country for only fifteen months. He was succeeded by Konstantin Chernenko.
• 1982 – 1984 Andropov in power KGB chief leads the USSR — 1982 to 1984 Andropov led the Soviet Union for just 15 months before his death from kidney failure. Despite the brief tenure, he began some anti-corruption campaigns and promoted younger reformers including Mikhail Gorbachev.
• 1984 – 1985 Chernenko in power Last old-guard leader — 1984 to 1985 Chernenko led the Soviet Union for just 13 months, already gravely ill when appointed. His brief tenure was largely uneventful. His death at age 73 prompted the Politburo to finally choose a younger leader — Mikhail Gorbachev, aged 54.