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Also Known As Yury Vladimirovich Andropov
Born June 15, 1914 • Russia
Died February 9, 1984 (aged 69) • Moscow • Soviet Union
Title / Office head of state (1983-1984), Soviet Union
Political Affiliation Communist Party of the Soviet Union
Role In Hungarian Revolution

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