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Leonid Brezhnev

Born
Dec 19, 1906 · Aged 75
Died
Nov 10, 1982
Place of birth
Kamenskoe, Yekaterinoslavskaya guberniya, Russian Empire
Gender
Male
Movie credits
36
TV credits
4
Also known as (6)
  • Leonid Ilyich Brezhnev
  • Леонид Ильич Брежнев
  • Леонід Ілліч Брежнєв
  • Леонид Брежнев
  • Леонід Брежнєв
  • Léonid Brejnev

Biography

Leonid Ilyich Brezhnev, born in Kamenskoe, Yekaterinoslav governorate, Russian Empire — Soviet statesman, politician and party figure who held the highest leadership position in the CPSU for 18 years (from 1964 until his death in 1982). First Secretary of the CPSU Central Committee in 1964-1966 and General Secretary of the CPSU Central Committee from 1966 to 1982. Marshal of the Soviet Union (1976). Four times Hero of the Soviet Union (1966, 1976, 1978, 1981), Hero of Socialist Labor (1961). Candidate member of the Presidium of the Central Committee (1952-1953; 1956-1957), Secretary of the…