Andrei Gromyko
Andrei Gromyko | |
|---|---|
 Gromyko in 1972 | |
| President of the Soviet Union | |
| In office 27 July 1985 – 30 September 1988 | |
| Deputy | Vasili Kuznetsov Pyotr Demichev |
| Preceded by | Konstantin Chernenko Vasily Kuznetsov (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Mikhail Gorbachev |
| First Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers | |
| In office 24 March 1983 – 2 July 1985 | |
| Premier | Nikolai Tikhonov |
| Preceded by | Heydar Aliyev |
| Succeeded by | Nikolai Talyzin |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 14 February 1957 – 2 July 1985 | |
| Premier | Nikolai Bulganin Nikita Khrushchev Alexei Kosygin Nikolai Tikhonov |
| Preceded by | Dmitri Shepilov |
| Succeeded by | Eduard Shevardnadze |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Andrei Andreyevich Gromyko 18 July [O.S. 5 July] 1909 Staryya Hramyki, Russian Empire |
| Died | 2 July 1989 (aged 79) Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Political party | Communist Party of the Soviet Union |
Andrei Andreyevich Gromyko was a Soviet statesman during the Cold War. He was responsible for many top decisions on Soviet foreign policy.[1]
Decorations and awards
[change | change source]- Twice Hero of Socialist Labour
- 7 Orders of Lenin
- Order of the Red Banner
- Order of the Badge of Honour
- Lenin Prize
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Whitney, Craig (4 July 1989). "Andrei A. Gromyko: Flinty Face of Postwar Soviet Diplomacy". New York Times. Retrieved 20 September 2016.