Timeline Saturday 2 July 1988

Events on Saturday 2 July 1988 1

• 1909 – 1988 Andrei Gromyko (1909-1988) Died 2 July 1988, aged 78 Andrei Gromyko served as the Soviet Union's foreign minister for nearly three decades and later as its head of state. He was a central figure in Soviet diplomacy throughout the Cold War, including arms control negotiations with the United States. He died in Moscow shortly after retiring from politics.