Andrei Kirilenko (politician)
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Andrei Pavlovich Kirilenko (Ukrainian: Андрій Павлович Кириленко; Russian: Андре́й Па́влович Кириле́нко; 8 September [O.S. 26 August] 1906 – 12 May 1990) was a Soviet politician, and a member of the Secretariat of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. He was one of the most loyal politicians to Leonid Brezhnev.
Quick Facts Senior Secretary of Cadres of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, Preceded by ...
Andrei Kirilenko | |
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Андрей Кириленко | |
Senior Secretary of Cadres of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union | |
In office 8 April 1966 – 5 March 1976 | |
Preceded by | Alexander Shelepin |
Succeeded by | Konstantin Chernenko |
First Secretary of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Committee | |
In office June 1950 – December 1955 | |
Preceded by | Leonid Brezhnev |
Succeeded by | Volodymyr Shcherbytsky |
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Born | (1906-09-08)8 September 1906 Alexeyevka, Voronezh Governorate, Russian Empire |
Died | 12 May 1990(1990-05-12) (aged 83) Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
Political party | Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1930–1990) |
Profession | Design[1] and aircraft engineer, electrician,[2] civil servant |
Central institution membership Other political offices held
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His role in the CPSU was to ensure Brezhnev's power base and, if possible, to strengthen Brezhnev's position within the party. In order to accomplish this task, he emerged as one of the leading figures in the Secretariat under Brezhnev's rule.