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| 1983, Jan |
| | | Andropov, party leader of the Soviet Communist Party, was elected chairman of the Supreme Soviet Presidium. | 1 |
| | | 1984, Feb |
| | | Death of Yuri Andropov. Konstantin Chernenko was elected to succeed Andropov as party leader (Feb. 13). | 2 |
| | | May 8 |
| | | The Soviets boycotted the Olympic games in the U.S. in retaliation for the 1980 boycott of the games held in Moscow. | 3 |
| | | Oct. 1 |
| | | The section of the Transbaikal-Amur Railway from Lena to the Pacific was opened. | 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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