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| colspan="2" |In May 1957, Nikita Khrushchev emerged as leader of the Soviet Union upon becoming the First Secretary of the Communist Party. He consolidated his power further after becoming Chairman of the Council of Ministers on 27 March 1958. He led a series of liberal reforms in the Soviet Economy, aswell as pionerring greater economic cooperation with the Global South. During his reign Soviet soft-power was higly increased on a global scale.
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| colspan="2" |In October 1964, Mikoyan replaced Khrushchev as First Secretary of the Communist Party. He continued the policies of Khruschev and faced a grave crisis inside the Union as Anti-Soviet Sentiments began to reach a boiling point. He also led the invasion of the German-backed "Russian State", annexing the territory into the Union.
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