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Kosygin Resigns as Premier in Kremlin Shakeup
The ailing Premier Alexei Kosygin steps down, with Deputy Premier Nikolai Tikhonov named successor. Analysts see Brezhnev gaining influence while aging leaders may step aside gradually. Kosygin’s health cited, Gorbachev recently elevated to Politburo member, signaling possible broader changes.
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Moscow
Alexei N. Kosygin
Kremlin
Nikolai A. Tikhonov
Kosygin
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Tikhonov
Brezhnev
Supreme Soviet
Anastas Mikoyan
Politburo
Dmitri F. Ustinov
KGB
Yuri V. Andropov
Ing
Communist Party
Mikhail Gorbachev