<Tr> <Th> Leonid Brezhnev ( 1906 -- 1982 ) </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> 14 October 1964 ↓ 10 November 1982 † </Td> <Td> 23rd -- 26th Congress </Td> <Td> Served as First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party , was later renamed General Secretary , and was co-equal with premier Alexei Kosygin until the 1970s . To consolidate his power he later assumed the title of Chairman of the Presidium . </Td> </Tr>
<Tr> <Th> Leonid Brezhnev ( 1906 -- 1982 ) </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> 14 October 1964 ↓ 10 November 1982 † </Td> <Td> 23rd -- 26th Congress </Td> <Td> Served as First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party , was later renamed General Secretary , and was co-equal with premier Alexei Kosygin until the 1970s . To consolidate his power he later assumed the title of Chairman of the Presidium . </Td> </Tr>
who was the president of soviet union in 1971
who was the president of soviet union in 1971
Leonid Brezhnev
Leonid Brezhnev