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Kremlin Shakeup Completed Brings Brezhnev to State Leader Status
MOSCOW UP I Brezhnev elected president after 13 years as party secretary. A unanimous Supreme Soviet vote elevates him to state leadership, enabling dual role with party head. Podgorny steps down as president. Brezhnev pledges strength and progress for the Soviet Union.
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Moscow
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Leonid Brezhnev
Communist Party
Brezhnev
Nikolai Podgorny
Supreme Soviet
Podgorny
Kremlin
Nikita Khrushchev
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Soviet Union
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