Leonid Brezhnev died on 10 November 1982 in Zarechye, aged 75. A Soviet leader, Brezhnev rose through the Communist Party and took part in the removal of Nikita Khrushchev in 1964, becoming General Secretary of the party and effectively leading the country until his death in 1982. His long rule combined a period of relative stability and a major military buildup with growing economic stagnation. He pursued détente with the West, signing arms limitation agreements with the United States, but also ordered the 1968 invasion of Czechoslovakia to end the Prague Spring and announced a doctrine justifying such interventions. In 1979 he sent troops into Afghanistan, beginning a war that lasted until 1989 and weakened the Soviet system.
Before and after
- 14 September 1982Death of Grace Kelly
- 15 September 1982Launch of USA Today
- 16 September 1982Sabra and Shatila massacre
- 7 November 1982Construction of Itaipu Hydroelectric Power Plant
- 10 November 1982Death of Leonid Brezhnev
- 30 November 1982Birth of Elisha Cuthbert
- December 1982Release of AutoCAD
- 10 December 1982United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
- 1983Construction of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
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