Andrei Gromyko

Andrei Andreyevich Gromyko was a Soviet statesman during the Cold War. He was responsible for many top decisions on Soviet foreign policy.^[1]

Andrei Gromyko
Gromyko in 1972
President of the Soviet Union
In office 27 July 1985 – 30 September 1988
Deputy	Vasili Kuznetsov Pyotr Demichev
Preceded by	Konstantin Chernenko Vasily Kuznetsov (acting)
Succeeded by	Mikhail Gorbachev
First Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers
In office 24 March 1983 – 2 July 1985
Premier	Nikolai Tikhonov
Preceded by	Heydar Aliyev
Succeeded by	Nikolai Talyzin
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office 14 February 1957 – 2 July 1985
Premier	Nikolai Bulganin Nikita Khrushchev Alexei Kosygin Nikolai Tikhonov
Preceded by	Dmitri Shepilov
Succeeded by	Eduard Shevardnadze
Personal details
Born	Andrei Andreyevich Gromyko 18 July [O.S. 5 July] 1909 Staryya Hramyki, Russian Empire
Died	2 July 1989(1989-07-02) (aged 79) Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Political party	Communist Party of the Soviet Union

Decorations and awards

• Twice Hero of Socialist Labour
• 7 Orders of Lenin
• Order of the Red Banner
• Order of the Badge of Honour
• Lenin Prize