mar 11, 1985 - Gorbachev appointed General Secretary of the USSR
Description:
- Andropov had taken charge following Brezhnev death, but then he died- Chernenko takes over but too ill to govern effectively
- Gorbachev manipulates his way to the position
- younger than usual for a member of the higher-ups of in the communist party
- distinctly not a Stalinist
Added to timeline:
Date:
mar 11, 1985
Now
~ 40 years ago