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Andrei Gromyko, Soviet economist and politician, Soviet Minister of Foreign Affairs (born 1909)

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Andrei Gromyko

Soviet diplomat (1909–1989)

Andrei Andreyevich Gromyko was a Soviet politician and diplomat during the Cold War. He served as Minister of Foreign Affairs (1957–1985) and as Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet (1985–1988). Gromyko was responsible for many top decisions on Soviet foreign policy…
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Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Soviet Union)

Government ministry of the Soviet Union

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics was founded on 6 July 1923. It had three names during its existence: People's Commissariat for Foreign Affairs (1923–1946), Ministry of Foreign Affairs (1946–1991) and Ministry of External Relations…
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July 2

Day of the year

July 2 is the 183rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 182 days remain until the end of the year.
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