1988 Event Former Soviet President Brezhnev's son-in-law sentenced to 12-yr (bribery) 1982 Event Funeral services held in Moscow's Red Square for Leonid I Brezhnev 1982 Event U.S.S.R. KGB-chief Yuri V Andropov succeeds Leonid Brezhnev as U.S.S.R. leader 1982 Death Leonid Ilich Brezhnev, Soviet 1st sect, dies of a heart attack at 77 1979 Event President Carter and Leonid I Brezhnev sign SALT 2 treaty 1978 Event Russian president Brezhnev visits West-Germany 1977 Event Leonid Brezhnev named president of U.S.S.R. 1976 Event President Brezhnev receives his 5th Lenin order 1976 Event Leonid Brezhnev opens 25th congress of CPSU 1974 Event Gerald Ford and Leonid Brezhnev signs SALT-2-treaty 1973 Event Russian party leader Brezhnev visits France 1973 Event Russian party leader Brezhnev visits U.S. 1973 Event Leonid I Brezhnev visit U.S. 1973 Event Russian party leader Brezhnev visits West Germany 1972 Event Nixon and Brezhnev signs SALT accord 1971 Event West German chancellor Willy Brandt meets with soviet President Brezhnev 1966 Event Leonid Brezhnev elected Secretary-General of Communist Party 1964 Event Brezhnev and Kosygin replace Khrushchev as head of Russia 1964 Event Kosygin and Brezhnev replace Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev 1960 Event Leonid Brezhnev replaces Kliment Voroshilov as President of U.S.S.R. 1906 Birthday Leonid I Brezhnev, Ukraine, 1st Secretary of U.S.S.R., 1964 - 1982 1906 Birthday Leonid I. Brezhnev, Politician
