Timeline Sunday 10 March 1985

Events on Sunday 10 March 1985 3

• 1911 – 1985 Konstantin Chernenko (1911-1985) Died 10 March 1985, aged 73 Chernenko led the Soviet Union as General Secretary of the Communist Party from February 1984 until his death. His brief, ailing tenure was followed immediately by the rise of Mikhail Gorbachev. He died in Moscow on 10 March 1985.
• 1911 – 1985 Konstantin Chernenko The last old-guard Soviet leader Konstantin Ustinovich Chernenko (September 24, 1911 – March 10, 1985) was the Soviet leader from February 1984 until his death in March 1985, just 13 months in office. Already seriously ill when he took power, his death prompted the party to choose the younger 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.