Nikita Khrushchev
1894 CE–1971 CE · Moscow
Nikita Khrushchev (1894–1971) became First Secretary of the Communist Party in 1953 and emerged as the Soviet Union's leader after a period of collective rule, consolidating his position by the mid-1950s. In his 1956 "Secret Speech" he denounced Stalin's crimes and cult of personality, launching a process of de-Stalinization and a partial relaxation known as the Thaw. His years in power included the launch of the Sputnik satellite, the building of the Berlin Wall, and the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis, which brought the world close to nuclear war. He was removed from power by his Politburo colleagues in 1964 and lived his remaining years in retirement.
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