Yuri Andropov
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Yuri Andropov was a Soviet politician and former KGB chief who briefly led the USSR in the early 1980s during a period of political stagnation and Cold War tensions.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Andropov | 1 |
| Yuri Vladimirovich Andropov | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Soviet politician
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head of state ⓘ human ⓘ intelligence officer ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Hero of Socialist Labour
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Order of Lenin ⓘ Order of the October Revolution ⓘ Order of the Red Banner ⓘ Order of the Red Star ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Kremlin Wall Necropolis ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath |
complications of diabetes
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kidney failure ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1914-06-15 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1984-02-09 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Russian ⓘ |
| familyName |
Yuri Andropov
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Andropov
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| fullName |
Yuri Andropov
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Yuri Vladimirovich Andropov
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| givenName | Yuri ⓘ |
| ideology | Marxism–Leninism ⓘ |
| kgbChairmanEndTime | 1982-05-26 ⓘ |
| kgbChairmanStartTime | 1967-05-18 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
leadership of the Soviet Union during early 1980s
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long tenure as head of the KGB ⓘ |
| memberOf | Communist Party of the Soviet Union ⓘ |
| militaryRank | Army General ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Russian ⓘ |
| notableWork |
anti-corruption campaign within the CPSU
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expanded KGB internal surveillance apparatus ⓘ initiated limited economic reforms in the early 1980s ⓘ oversaw suppression of the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 2 ⓘ |
| officeEndTime | 1984-02-09 ⓘ |
| officeHeld |
General Secretary of the Communist Party
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surface form:
General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
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| officeStartTime | 1982-11-12 ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Cold War
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suppression of the Prague Spring ⓘ |
| patronymicName | Vladimirovich ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Nagaybakskiy District, Chuvashia, Russian Empire ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Moscow
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surface form:
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
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| positionHeld |
Chairman of the KGB
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First Secretary of the Komsomol of the Karelo-Finnish SSR ⓘ General Secretary of the Communist Party ⓘ
surface form:
General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
ambassador of the Soviet Union to Hungary ⓘ member of the Politburo of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union ⓘ |
| religion | atheism ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Tatyana Andropova ⓘ |
| workLocation | Moscow ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Andropov
this entity surface form:
Yuri Vladimirovich Andropov
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General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union