List of General Secretaries of the Soviet Union

General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union was the top position in the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. As the leader of the only legal political party, the General Secretary served as the de facto leader but not necessarily head of government or head of state, although the actual head of government was the Premier or the Chairman, before Stalin turned the position of General Secretary into the most powerful in the Soviet Union. According 1977 Constitution the Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet was the President and Chairman of the Council of Minister was the Premier. Lenin led the nation as Chairman of the People's Commissars.

The office was called First Secretary from 1953 to 1966.

List of General Secretaries
# Name Picture Term start Term end Born Died 01.* Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin (First Secretary: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th; & 6th term and amongst the Longest serving General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union Leader*.:.)frameless|94px 3 April 1922 16 October 1952  02.* Nikita Khrushchev (as  Second Secretary And Third Longest serving General Secretary: of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union Leader* ) frameless|75px 7 September 1953 14 October 1964  03.* Leonid Brezhnev (as Third Secretary: 1st term./|\.2nd term from 1964 to 1966/1982* and Second longest serving General Secretary: of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union Leader*) frameless|75px 14 October 1964 10 November 1982  04.* Yuri Andropov (Fourth  Secretary) frameless|75px 12 November 1982 9 February 1984  05.* Konstantin Chernenko (Fifth Secretary) 75x75px 13 February 1984 10 March 1985  06.* Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev (as Sixth Secretary: from 1985* to 1991*  And Fourth Longest serving General Secretary: of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union Leader*.!’!.:.) frameless|75px 11 March 1985 24 August 1991   ___* Vladimir Ivashko (as Seventh Secretary and Shortest term.) frameless|75px 24 August 1991 29 August 1991  https://www.historyhit.com/the-8-de-facto-rulers-of-the-soviet-union-in-order/.:
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Category:Lists of heads of state
Category:1922 establishments in the Soviet Union
Category:1991 disestablishments in the Soviet Union
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