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Georgi Maksimilanovich Malenkov Biography and Timeline

Follow Georgi Maksimilanovich Malenkov through 22 dated historical records for Russia.

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Georgi Maksimilanovich Malenkov, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

22Distinct records

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1902–1958Years on this page

1902

8 January 1902

Birth of Georgi Maksimilanovich Malenkov

Orenburg · Government / Government of Russia

Birth of Georgi Maksimilanovich Malenkov

Role range: 1917-1991

1920

Communist Party

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

Appointed Member of Communist Party

Role range: 1917-1991

1923

Secretary of Stalin

Secretary of Stalin · Government / Government of Russia

Appointed Secretary to Stalin

Role range: 1917-1991

1934

Chairman

Chairman of Central Committee · Moscow · Government / Government of Russia

Appointed Chairman of the Central Committee

Role range: 1917-1991 – 1934-1939

1939

Purge

Warfare / World War, 2nd

Malenkov & Beria purge the Baltic States, 1939-1941

Role range: 1939-1945

1946

Politburo

Member of Politburo · Moscow · Government / Government of Russia

Appointed Member of Politburo

Role range: 1917-1991

1953

5 March 1953

Chairman

Chairman of the Council of Minister's · Moscow · Government / Government of Russia

Appointed Chairman of the Council of Minister's

Role range: 1917-1991 – 1953-1955

5 March 1953

First Secretary

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

Appointed First Secretary of the Communist Party

Role range: 1917-1991 – 1953-1953

5 March 1953

Prime Minister of Russia

Prime Minister of Russia · Government / Government of Russia

Appointed Prime Minister of Russia

Role range: 1917-1991 – 1953-1955

14 March 1953

Resignation of Georgi Maksimilanovich Malenkov

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

Resigns as 1st Secretary

Role range: 1917-1991 – 1953-1953

March 1953

Plot

First Secretary of CPSU · Government / Government of Russia

Dismisses the "doctors plot" as "provocation & fake"

Role range: 1917-1991 – 1953-1953

16 June 1953

Demonstrations

First Secretary of CPSU · Berlin · Government / Government of Russia

Demonstrators march on the East German Government

Role range: 1917-1991 – 1953-1953

17 June 1953

Demonstrations

First Secretary of CPSU · Government / Government of Russia

Russia sends in troops & tanks to quell demonstrations in east German cities

Role range: 1917-1991 – 1953-1953

June 1953

Demonstrations

First Secretary of CPSU · Pilsen · Government / Government of Russia

Demonstrations breakout in Pilsen

Role range: 1917-1991 – 1953-1953

June 1953

Strike

First Secretary of CPSU · Government / Government of Russia

Strikes breakout in Romania. Strikes breakout in Hungary

Role range: 1917-1991 – 1953-1953

July 1953

Strike

First Secretary of CPSU · Siberia · Government / Government of Russia

Strikes breakout at the Vorkuta labour camps in Siberia

Role range: 1917-1991 – 1953-1953

1955

15 January 1955

Independence of Germany

Prime Minister of Russia · Moscow · Government / Government of Russia

Recognizes the Independence of West Germany

Role range: 1917-1991 – 1953-1955

15 January 1955

Independence of Russia

Prime Minister of Russia · Moscow · Government / Government of Russia

Recognizes the Independence of West Germany

Role range: 1917-1991 – 1953-1955

8 February 1955

Resignation of Georgi Maksimilanovich Malenkov

Prime Minister of Russia · Moscow · Government / Government of Russia

Resigns as Prime Minister after a budget to reduce arms expenditure is rejected

Role range: 1917-1991 – 1953-1955

May 1955

Warsaw Pact Organisation

Prime Minister of Russia · Moscow · Government / Government of Russia

The Warsaw Pact Organisation is founded

Role range: 1917-1991 – 1953-1955

1957

Dismissal

Moscow · Government / Government of Russia

Dismissed, placed in charge of a Kazakhstan power station

Role range: 1917-1991

1958

Manager

Manager · Siberia · Government / Government of Russia

Appointed Manager of a hydroelectric station

Role range: 1917-1991

Records, sources and methodology

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