Andrei Andreyevich Gromyko Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Andrei Andreyevich Gromyko, based on 12 World History Database records associated with Russia.

12 records1909–19898 events3 places

Chronological biography

1909

Birth of Andrei Andreyevich Gromyko1909

Government / Government of Russia

Birth of Andrei Andreyevich Gromyko

1962

Cuban Missile Crisis18 October 1962

Government / Government of Russia · Foreign Minister of Russia · White House

Gromyko told Kennedy that Soviet assistance to Cuba was defensive and denied an offensive deployment.

Cuban Missile Crisis18 October 1962

Government / Government of Russia · Foreign Minister of Russia · White House

Gromyko assured Kennedy that Soviet assistance to Cuba was defensive while the President already possessed evidence of offensive missile sites.

Cuban Missile Crisis22 October 1962

Government / Government of Russia · Foreign Minister of Russia · Moscow

Gromyko helped manage the Soviet diplomatic response after Kennedy revealed the missiles and announced the naval quarantine.

Cuban Missile Crisis28 October 1962

Government / Government of Russia · Foreign Minister of Russia · Moscow

Gromyko participated in implementing the diplomatic settlement after Khrushchev agreed to withdraw the offensive missiles.

1984

Visit to Washington28 September 1984

Government / Government of Russia · Foreign Secretary of Russia · Washington

Reagan hosts a visit by Gromyko in the Oval office for more than 3 1/2 hrs

1985

Politburo10 March 1985

Government / Government of Russia · President of Russia · Moscow

1st at the politburo meeting to propose Gorbachev as a replacement for Chernenko

ChairmanJuly 1985

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

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

Chairman2 July 1985

Government / Government of Russia · Chairman of Supreme Soviet · Moscow

Appointed Chairman of the Supreme Soviet

President of Russia2 July 1985

Government / Government of Russia · President of Russia

Appointed President of Russia

1988

Retirement30 September 1988

Government / Government of Russia · President of Russia · Moscow

Retires as President of the USSR

1989

Death of Andrei Andreyevich Gromyko1989

Government / Government of Russia

Death of Andrei Andreyevich Gromyko

Titles and roles

Chairman of Supreme Soviet · Chairman of the Presidium · Foreign Minister of Russia · Foreign Secretary of Russia · President of Russia

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.