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Leonid Brezhnev Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Leonid Brezhnev, based on 8 World History Database records associated with Russia.

8 records1965–19828 events2 places

Chronological biography

1965

Military Aid Expansion1965
Warfare / Vietnam War, 2nd · First Secretary · Soviet communist leader · Moscow

Backs a major expansion of Soviet military aid to North Vietnam

1968

Tet Offensive Response31 January 1968
Warfare / Vietnam War, 2nd · General Secretary · Soviet communist leader · Moscow

Responds to the Tet Offensive while sustaining Soviet support for Hanoi

1970

Aid to North Vietnam1970
Warfare / Vietnam War, 2nd · General Secretary · Soviet communist leader · Moscow

Keeps Soviet political and military aid flowing to North Vietnam

1972

Nixon Moscow Summit22 May 1972
Warfare / Vietnam War, 2nd · General Secretary · Soviet communist leader · Moscow

Meets Richard Nixon while the Vietnam War and Linebacker bombing remain central issues

1973

Paris Peace Accords Response27 January 1973
Warfare / Vietnam War, 2nd · General Secretary · Soviet communist leader · Moscow

Welcomes the Vietnam peace agreement while maintaining Soviet ties with Hanoi

1975

Fall of Saigon Response30 April 1975
Warfare / Vietnam War, 2nd · General Secretary · Soviet communist leader · Moscow

Sees North Vietnam victory as a success for a Soviet backed ally

1979

Sverdlovsk Anthrax Accident2 April 1979
Warfare / Military · Soviet Leader · General Secretary Communist Party · Sverdlovsk

An accidental release of anthrax spores from a Soviet military biological facility causes a lethal outbreak.

1982

Death of Leonid Brezhnev10 November 1982
Politics / Communist Party · General Secretary · Moscow

Death of Leonid Brezhnev

Titles and roles

First Secretary · Soviet communist leader · General Secretary · General Secretary · Soviet communist leader · Soviet Leader · General Secretary Communist Party

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.