Word: gorbachev
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Dates: during 1982-1982
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...combination of posts thought necessary for a potential party chief: membership in both the Politburo, the 13-man council that makes all major policy decisions, and the Central Committee Secretariat. His three most prominent rivals are Economic Expert Andrei Kirilenko, 75, Administrator Konstantin Chernenko, 70, and Agricultural Specialist Mikhail Gorbachev...