| The Encyclopedia of World History. 2001. |
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| 1981, Sept. 4 |
| | | Russia began massive military exercises. | 1 |
| | | Nov.–Dec |
| | | The Strategic Arms Reduction Talks (START) began with the United States. | 2 |
| | | Nov. 10 |
| | | Death of Leonid Brezhnev, at age 76. He was replaced by Yuri Andropov, former head of the KGB (Committee for State Security), the secret police. | 3 |
| | | Dec. 9 |
| | | Andrei Sakharov ended his hunger strike, begun on Nov. 22, when his daughter-in-law was issued an exit visa. | 4 |
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| The Encyclopedia of World History, Sixth
edition. Peter N. Stearns, general editor. Copyright © 2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Maps by Mary Reilly, copyright © 2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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