Konstantin U. Chernenko will succeed Andropov

On Feb. 14, 1984, The Times re­por­ted that Kon­stantin U. Chernen­ko, 72, was chosen as the new lead­er of the So­viet Uni­on.

Published: Feb. 14, 1984
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