Leonid Brezhnev

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Leonid Brezhnev

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Also known as Leonid Ilyich Brezhnev, Brezhnev

General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1906–1982)

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Leonid Brezhnev was a Soviet politician, engineer, and military personnel who served as General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union. A member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and its Politburo, he held the rank of Marshal of the Soviet Union. Born in 1906 in Kamenskoe, Yekaterinoslavskaya guberniya, Russian Empire, he was educated at Dniprovsky State Technical University.

Brezhnev participated in World War II, including the Eastern Front and the Barvenkovo–Lozovaya offensive, and the Soviet-Afghan War. He received the Order of Lenin, Order of the Red Banner, Order of the Red Star, and the Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945." He died of myocardial infarction in 1982 in Zareche, Moscow. He is buried at the Kremlin Wall Necropolis. His spouse was Viktoria Brezhneva, and they had two children, Yuri Brezhnev and Galina Brezhneva.

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Kamenskoe, Yekaterinoslavskaya guberniya, Russian Empire

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…

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Instance of: human
Gender: male
Citizenship: Soviet Union
Place of birth: Kamyanske
Place of death: Moscow
Spouse: Viktoria Brezhneva
Child: Galina Brezhneva
Occupation: surveyor
Position held: Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union
Educated at: Dniprovsky State Technical University
Political party: Communist Party of the Soviet Union
Languages spoken: Russian
Religion: atheism
Award: Hero of Socialist Labour
Notable work: Brezhnev's trilogy
Participant in: 21st Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
Conflict: Soviet-Afghan War
Military branch: Soviet Army
Military rank: general of the army
Image: Leonid Brezjnev, leider van de Sovjet-Unie, Bestanddeelnr 925-6564.jpg
Residence: Moscow

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Commons category: Leonid Brezhnev
date of death: 1982-11-10
topic's main category: Category:Leonid Brezhnev
allegiance: Soviet Union
place of burial: Kremlin Wall Necropolis
cause of death: myocardial infarction
manner of death: natural causes
Commons gallery: Леонид Ильич Брежнев
member of: Politburo of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
name in native language: Леонид Брежнев
supported sports team: Spartak Moscow
writing language: Russian
date of birth: 1906-12-06
has list: awards and decorations received by Leonid Brezhnev
start of work period: 1941-00-00
influenced by: Vladimir Lenin
significant person: Konstantin Chernenko
candidacy in election: 1979 Soviet Union legislative election
commander of (DEPRECATED): 4th Ukrainian Front
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Personal details Born(1906-12-19)19 December 1906 Kamenskoye, Russian Empire

Died10 November 1982(1982-11-10) (aged 75) Zarechye, Moscow Oblast, Soviet Union

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