Who succeeded Chernenko as General Secretary?
Yuri Andropov
Vladimir Putin
Nikita Khrushchev
Mikhail Gorbachev
Answer
Mikhail Gorbachev, a prominent figure in Soviet politics, succeeded Konstantin Chernenko as the General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union in 1985. Gorbachev is widely regarded as a transformative leader who introduced significant reforms during his tenure, including the policies of glasnost (openness) and perestroika (restructuring).
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