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May 7 1960 Brezhnev becomes president of the USSR


On May 7th 1960, Leonid Brezhnev, one of Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev’s most trusted proteges, was selected as Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet—the Soviet equivalent to the presidency. This was another important step in Brezhnev’s rise to power in Russia, a rise that he later capped by taking control of the Soviet … Continue reading

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