General Secretary
Time: Monday Mar 11, 1985
Place: Moscow, Russia
Details: Mikhail Gorbachev was elected General Secretary by the Politburo on March 11, 1985, three hours after predecessor Konstantin Chernenko's death at age 73.
‹ Earlier in historyChernenko diedSunday Mar 10, 1985 at 12:00:00 AM Later in history ›Breaking Through North of QurnaThursday Mar 14, 1985
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11 March 1985
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March 1985
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