Yuri Vladimirovich Andropov Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Yuri Vladimirovich Andropov, based on 13 World History Database records associated with Russia.

13 records1939–198413 events1 places

Chronological biography

1939

Communist Party1939

Government / Government of Russia · Member of Communist Party Soviet Union · Moscow

Appointed Member of Communist Party

1947

Secretary1947

Government / Government of Russia · Secretary of Central Committee

Appointed 2nd Secretary of the Central Committee in Karelia

1967

KGB (Committee for State Security)1967

Politics / KGB (Committee for State Security) · Head of KGB · Moscow

Appointed Head of the KGB

Politburo1967

Government / Government of Russia · Member of Politburo · Moscow

Appointed Member of Politburo

1982

Presidium1982

Government / Government of Russia · Member of Presidium · Moscow

Appointed Member of Presidium of the Central Committee

General10 November 1982

Government / Government of Russia · General Secretary of CPSU · Moscow

Appointed General Secretary of the Communist Party

1983

Diplomatic Negotiations at Moscow22 April 1983

Government / Government of Russia · General Secretary of CPSU · Moscow

The US announces readiness to negotiate long term grain sales to Russia

Russians shoot down a South Korean civilian airlinerSeptember 1983

Government / Government of Russia · General Secretary of CPSU · Moscow

The Russians shoot down a South Korean civilian airliner

Chairman10 November 1983

Government / Government of Russia · Chairman of the Presidium · Moscow

Appointed Chairman of the Presidium of the USSR Supreme Soviet, Head of State

Conference of Geneva23 November 1983

Government / Government of Russia · General Secretary of CPSU · Moscow

Russia breaks off talks with the US on medium range missiles

Armament24 November 1983

Government / Government of Russia · General Secretary of CPSU · Moscow

Russia to increase sub missiles in response to US missiles in Europe

1984

US Treaty29 January 1984

Government / Government of Russia · General Secretary of CPSU

Russia issues a formal complaint against alleged US Treaty violations

Death of Yuri Vladimirovich Andropov9 February 1984

Government / Government of Russia · General Secretary of CPSU · Moscow

Death of Yuri Vladimirovich Andropov, aged 69

Titles and roles

Chairman of the Presidium · General Secretary of CPSU · Head of KGB · Member of Communist Party Soviet Union · Member of Politburo · Member of Presidium · Secretary of Central Committee

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.