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Nikita Khrushchev

Nikita Khrushchev

1963

Nikita Khrushchev led the Soviet Union during the height of the Cold War, serving as First Secretary of the Communist Party. His standoff with President Kennedy, over missiles in Cuba, brought the world to the brink of nuclear war.

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Apr 21 1963

Nikita Khrushchev

Chairman of the Council of Soviet Ministers
Moscow, USSR
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