Joseph Stalin
Cuba
Cuba qualifies as such.
For the younger generation back then, Ho Chi Minh had been a founder of the communist party in North Vietnam & a "Hero" & victor against the French.
The Long Telegram resulted in a few things. It helped became a framework for the Cold War Policy in the U.S., and it helped brief U.S. leaders on what was going on with the Soviet Union.
The first mission, launched in 1961, was famously known as Vostok 1. This mission was part of the Soviet Union's Vostok Program, and its main objective was to send the first human into space. The mission was successful, and the Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first human to orbit the Earth. On April 12th, 1961, Gagarin completed the 108-minute flight, returning safely to the Earth afterwards. Vostok 1 was a groundbreaking mission, and it opened up a new era of space exploration and discovery.
The result of the rise to power of Nikita Khrushchev was he became the leader of the Communist Party in the Soviet Union. Nikita Khrushchev was leader of the Soviet Union in the early to mid-1960s.
Joseph Stalin
Nikita Khrushchev became head of government after Malenkov. Khrushchev already was head of the Communist Party, but consolidated his power by taking titular head of the Soviet Government as well.
Nikita Khrushchev
Nikita Khrushchev
Nikita Kruschev. He became Secretary of the Communist Party in 1956, and later went on to serve as the Prime Minister of the Soviet Union until he left office in 1964. It was his idea to place missles in Cuba capable of reaching almost any point in the United States.
Nikita Khrushchev Immediately after Stalin's death, Georgy Malenkov became the Premier of the Soviet Union while Nikita Khrushchev became First Secretary of the Communist Party. Both were in a position to wield authority, so the two ruled together in an uneasy alliance. About 2 years later, Malenkov was forced to resign and Khrushchev was able to oust all other rivals for power and take it for himself until he was deposed.
Brezhnev became the Soviet leader after Khruschev.
He was First Secretary of Communist Party from 1953-64. He became Premier(Chairman of the Council of Ministers) from 1958. In 1964, he was removed probably because of the Soviet-Chinese conflict.
At first, after Stalin died Georgi Malenkov became Prime Minister of the USSR and Nikita Khrushchev became General Secretary of the Communist Party. In the USSR, the real power was in the Communist Party, so Khrushchev was able to force Malenkov out, take over both positions and become the sole leader.
After Joseph Stalins death Nikita Khrushchev took over. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikita_Khrushchev
Nikita Sergeyevich Khruschev became First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union on December 7th, 1953