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Andropov
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An·dro·pov  (n-drpôf), Yuri 1914-1984.
Soviet politician who was general secretary of the Communist Party from 1982 to 1984.
Andropov [ænˈdrɒpɒv (Russian) ənˈdrɔːpəf]
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(Placename) a former name (1984-91) for Rybinsk
Andropov2
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(Biographies / Andropov, Yuri Vladimirovich (1914-1984) M, Soviet, POLITICS: head of state, POLITICS: statesman) Yuri Vladimirovich. 1914-84, Soviet statesman; president of the Soviet Union (1983-84)
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Two days after Brezhnev's death, Yuri Andropov became the first former head of the KGB to become General Secretary of the Soviet Union.
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