What happened Yuri Andropov?

In February 1983, Andropov suffered total kidney failure. He died on 9 February 1984 at 16:50 in his hospital room at age 69. Few of the top Soviet leaders, not even all the Politburo members, learned of his death on that day.

Where was Yuri Andropov born?

Nagutskoye, Russia
Yuri Andropov/Place of birth

When was Yuri Andropov born?

June 15, 1914
Yuri Andropov/Date of birth

Yury Andropov, in full Yury Vladimirovich Andropov, (born June 15 [June 2, Old Style], 1914, Nagutskoye, Russia—died February 9, 1984, Moscow, Russia, U.S.S.R.)

What did Yuri Andropov do in the Cold War?

Andropov was appointed as Soviet ambassador to Hungary in 1954. He was a pivotal figure in Moscow’s suppression of the Hungarian Uprising, recommending the deployment of Soviet troops. This enhanced Andropov’s reputation as an ideological hardliner, unwilling to tolerate reform or deviation from the socialist line.

Was Yuri Andropov killed?

February 9, 1984
Yuri Andropov/Date of death

Who was after Andropov?

Following Andropov’s death fifteen months after his appointment, an even older leader, 72 year old Konstantin Chernenko, was elected to the General Secretariat.

Who was the Russian president in 1983?

Mikhail Gorbachev

Why was Yuri Andropov important?

Born in Russia in 1914, by the 1930s Andropov was an active participant in the Communist Youth League. During World War II, he led a group of guerilla fighters who operated behind Nazi lines. His work led to various positions in Moscow, and in 1954, he was named as Soviet ambassador to Hungary.

What does USSR stand for?

Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Soviet Union/Full name
In post-revolutionary Russia, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) is established, comprising a confederation of Russia, Belorussia, Ukraine, and the Transcaucasian Federation (divided in 1936 into the Georgian, Azerbaijan, and Armenian republics).