1914–1984
Yuri Andropov
General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
69years old at death
25,441days lived
49%of the people on this site died younger
Yuri Andropov was born on 15 June 1914 and died on 9 February 1984, aged 69 years and 239 days. That is 25,441 days in all.
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