Open/Close All Full Name: Konstantin Ustinovich Chernenko Born: Sep. 24, 1911 in Yeniseysk Governorate, Russian Empire Died: March 10, 1985 in Moscow, Soviet Union Konstantin Ustinovich Chernenko was a Soviet politician and the fifth General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, leading that country from 1984 until his death in 1985Socialists | World Leaders Related Resources, Notes, Links, etc. See the Geopeda version of this article.