# Leonid Brezhnev - Leader of the Soviet Union

URL: https://allhistories.com/latvia/rulers/leonid-brezhnev
Term of office: 1964 – 1982
Born-Died: 1906 - 1982
Dynasty: Soviet Union
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonid_Brezhnev

The Brezhnev era brought stability and stagnation, with continued immigration and Russification in Latvia.

## Succession
- Previous in list: [Nikita Khrushchev](https://allhistories.com/latvia/rulers/nikita-khrushchev)
- Next in list: [Soviet leaders (1982–1985)](https://allhistories.com/latvia/rulers/soviet-leaders-1982-1985)

## Timeline events during this reign
- 1965 - [Soviet industrial Latvia](https://allhistories.com/latvia/timeline/1965-soviet-industrial-latvia)
- 1966 - [Augusts Voss becomes First Secretary](https://allhistories.com/latvia/timeline/1966-augusts-voss-becomes-first-secretary)
- 1967 - [The Salaspils Memorial](https://allhistories.com/latvia/timeline/1967-the-salaspils-memorial)
- 1971 - [The letter of the 17 Latvian communists](https://allhistories.com/latvia/timeline/1971-the-letter-of-the-17-latvian-communists)
- 1975 - [Helsinki Final Act and Baltic dissidents](https://allhistories.com/latvia/timeline/1975-helsinki-final-act-and-baltic-dissidents)
- 1977 - [Riga's metro debate and the Riga Hydro plant](https://allhistories.com/latvia/timeline/1977-riga-s-metro-debate-and-the-riga-hydro-plant)
- 1980 - [TTT Riga and Latvian sport](https://allhistories.com/latvia/timeline/1980-ttt-riga-and-latvian-sport)