Birth of Andrei Andreyevich Gromyko
Birth of Andrei Andreyevich Gromyko
Role range: 1917-1991
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Andrei Andreyevich Gromyko Biography and Timeline
Follow Andrei Andreyevich Gromyko through 12 dated historical records for Russia.
Andrei Andreyevich Gromyko, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
12Distinct records
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1909–1989Years on this page
1909
1962
Cuban Missile Crisis
Gromyko assured Kennedy that Soviet assistance to Cuba was defensive while the President already possessed evidence of offensive missile sites.
Role range: 1917-1991 – 1957-1985
Cuban Missile Crisis
Gromyko told Kennedy that Soviet assistance to Cuba was defensive and denied an offensive deployment.
Role range: 1917-1991
Cuban Missile Crisis
Gromyko helped manage the Soviet diplomatic response after Kennedy revealed the missiles and announced the naval quarantine.
Role range: 1917-1991 – 1957-1985
Cuban Missile Crisis
Gromyko participated in implementing the diplomatic settlement after Khrushchev agreed to withdraw the offensive missiles.
Role range: 1917-1991 – 1957-1985
1984
Visit to Washington
Reagan hosts a visit by Gromyko in the Oval office for more than 3 1/2 hrs
Role range: 1917-1991
1985
Politburo
1st at the politburo meeting to propose Gorbachev as a replacement for Chernenko
Role range: 1917-1991 – 1985-1988
Chairman
Appointed Chairman of the Supreme Soviet
Role range: 1917-1991 – 1985-1988
President of Russia
Appointed President of Russia
Role range: 1917-1991 – 1985-1988
Chairman
Appointed Chairman of the Presidium of the USSR Supreme Soviet, Head of State
Role range: 1917-1991 – 1985-1988
1988
Retirement
Retires as President of the USSR
Role range: 1917-1991 – 1985-1988
1989
Death of Andrei Andreyevich Gromyko
Death of Andrei Andreyevich Gromyko
Role range: 1917-1991
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.