Yuri Andropov Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Yuri Andropov, based on 3 World History Database records associated with Russia.

3 records1971–19793 events1 places

Chronological biography

1971

Central Committee9 April 1971

Government / Communist Party of Soviet Union · KGB Chairman · Moscow

Continues as KGB chairman after the 24th Congress renews central party organs.

1979

Invasion of Afghanistan1979

Warfare / Russia War · Chairman of KGB

A special commission on Afghanistan, of KGB chairman Yuri Andropov, Ponomaryev from the Central Committee and Dmitry Ustinov, the Minister of Defence

KGB (Committee for State Security)1979

Warfare / Russia War · Chairman of KGB

A special commission on Afghanistan, of KGB chairman Yuri Andropov, Ponomaryev from the Central Committee and Dmitry Ustinov, the Minister of Defence

Titles and roles

Chairman of KGB · KGB Chairman

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.