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| Armament of Russia Gorbachev, Mikhail Sergeyevich |  |
| 7th April Russia announces a unilateral freeze of medium-range nuclear missiles
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| Burial of Chernenko, Konstantin Ustinovich Chernenko, Konstantin Ustinovich | |
| 13th Mar Moscow Burial of Konstantin Ustinovich Chernenko, 3rd Russian leader buried in 2 1/2 yrs
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| Burial of Gorbachev, Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev, Mikhail Sergeyevich | |
| 13th Mar Moscow Leads the funeral procession
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| Chairman Commission Razumovsky Razumovsky, Georgy Petrovich | |
| Moscow Appointed Chairman of the Commission on Legislative Proposals for the USSR Soviet
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| Chairman Presidium Gromyko, Andrei Andreyevich | |
| July Moscow Appointed Chairman of the Presidium of the USSR Supreme Soviet, Head of State
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| Chairman Supreme Soviet Gromyko, Andrei Andreyevich | |
| 2nd July Moscow Appointed Chairman of the Supreme Soviet
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| Chairman Supreme Soviet Shevardnadze, Eduard | |
| 2nd July Moscow Appointed Chairman of the Supreme Soviet
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| Conference of Geneva Gorbachev, Mikhail Sergeyevich | |
| 19th Nov Geneva 1st meets President Reagan, later describes him as a "political dinosaur"
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| 21st Nov Geneva Meets President Reagan to speed up arms control & renew cultural relations
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| 21st Nov Geneva Russia & the USAagree not to "achieve military superiority"
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| 21st Nov Geneva Russia & the USAagree "nuclear war cannot be won"
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| Death of Chernenko, Konstantin Ustinovich Chernenko, Konstantin Ustinovich | |
| 10th Mar Moscow Death of Konstantin Ustinovich Chernenko, dies of emphysema age 73
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| Diplomacy of Russia Gorbachev, Mikhail Sergeyevich | |
| 14th April Bitburg Pravda calls Regan's visit to Bitburg NAZI cemetry an "act of blasphemy"
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| Economy of Russia Gorbachev, Mikhail Sergeyevich | |
| Moscow Reduces vodka production by 60% & increases its price by 200% by 6 months in office
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| First Secretary CPSU Bakatin Bakatin, Vadim Viktorovich | |
| Kirov Appointed First Secretary of Kirov
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| First Secretary CPSU Yeltsin Yeltsin, Boris Nikolayevich | |
| Moscow Appointed First Secretary of the Communist Party
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| General Secretary CPSU Gorbachev, Mikhail Sergeyevich | |
| 10th Mar Moscow Appointed General Secretary of the Communist Party
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| 10th Mar Moscow Appointed President of Russia
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| 10th Mar Moscow The Politburo vote to appoint Gorbachev as Chernenko's successor
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| 11th Mar Moscow The Communist Party plenum ratify Gorbachev's succession
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| Head Department Belyakov Belyakov, Oleg Sergeevich | |
| Appointed Head of the Dept of the defence industry of the Party Central Orleans
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| Health of Chernenko Chernenko, Konstantin Ustinovich | |
| 6th Feb Moscow Russia announces that Chernenko is ill
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| KGB Putin, Vladimir Vladimirovich | |
| Dresden Assigned to recruit spies in Dresden, East Germany
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| Minister of Foreign Affairs Schevardnadze, Eduard | |
| 2nd July Appointed Foreign Minister
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| Minister of Foreign Affairs Shevardnadze, Eduard | |
| 2nd July Appointed Foreign Minister
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| Minister of Gas Industry Chernomydrin, Viktor Stepanovich | |
| Appointed Minister of Gas
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| Nuclear Arms Limitation Chernenko, Konstantin Ustinovich | |
| 8th Jan Agrees with the USA to resume negotiations to reduce nuclear weapons
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| 8th Jan Moscow Agrees with the USA to resume negotiations to reduce nuclear weapons
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| 31st Jan Sends a letter to the USAsaying Star Wars will escalate the arms race
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| 31st Jan Moscow Sends a letter to the USAsaying Star Wars will escalate the arms race
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| Nuclear Arms Limitation Gorbachev, Mikhail Sergeyevich | |
| 21st Nov Geneva Russia & the USA agree not to "achieve military superiority"
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| 21st Nov Geneva Russia & the USA agree "nuclear war cannot be won"
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| 21st Nov Geneva Russia & the USA agree "nuclear war cannot be won"
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| Nuclear Freeze Gorbachev, Mikhail Sergeyevich | |
| 7th April Russia announces a unilateral freeze of medium-range nuclear missiles
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| 7th April Russia announces a unilateral freeze of medium-range nuclear missiles
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| Nuclear SALT Gorbachev, Mikhail Sergeyevich | |
| 21st Nov Geneva Meets Reagan to discuss arms control
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| 21st Nov Meets Reagan to discuss arms control
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| Nuclear SS 20 Missiles Gorbachev, Mikhail Sergeyevich | |
| 8th April Announces the suspension of the deployment of SS-20 missiles in Europe
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| 8th April Moscow Announces the suspension of the deployment of SS-20 missiles in Europe
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| Party Leader CPSU Yeltsin Yeltsin, Boris Nikolayevich | |
| Moscow Appointed Party Leader of the Communist Party
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| Party Secretary CPSU Yeltsin Yeltsin, Boris Nikolayevich | |
| Moscow Appointed Party Secretary of the Communist Party
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| Politburo Chebrikov Chebrikov, Viktor | |
| 23rd April Moscow Appointed Member of the Politburo
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| Politburo Ligachev Ligachev, Egor Kuzmich | |
| 23rd April Moscow Appointed Member of the Politburo
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| Politburo Ryzhkov Ryzhkov, Nikolai | |
| 23rd April Moscow Appointed Member of the Politburo
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| President of Russia Gorbachev, Mikhail Sergeyevich | |
| 10th Mar Moscow Appointed President of the Supreme Soviet
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| President of Russia Gromyko, Andrei Andreyevich | |
| 2nd July Moscow Appointed President of Russia
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| President of Russia Kuznetsov, Valery | |
| Moscow Appointed President of Russia, 3rd term, acting
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| Prime Minister of Russia Ryzhkov, Nikolai | |
| 27th Sep Moscow Appointed Prime Minister of Russia, Chairman of the Council of Minister
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| Proposal Gorbachev Gromyko, Andrei Andreyevich | |
| 10th Mar Moscow 1st at the politburo meeting to propose Gorbachev as a replacement for Chernenko
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| Proposal Gorbachev Tikhonov, Nikolai | |
| 10th Mar Moscow Supports the proposal for Gorbachev as a replacement for Chernenko
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| Rebellion of Afghanistan Chernenko, Konstantin Ustinovich | |
| May The seven principal rebel organizations formed an Alliance to coordinate their military operations against the Soviet army
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| Secretary Central Comm Zaikov Zaikov, Lev Nikolaevich | |
| Moscow Appointed Secretary of the Central Orleans
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| Siege Kabul Chernenko, Konstantin Ustinovich | |
| May Kabul Rebel groups are active in and around Kabul, unleashing rocket attacks and conducting operations against the Communist Government
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