On This Day, Oct. 15: In 1964, Khrushchev was ousted in a coup.
On October 15, 1964, Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev was removed from his top positions in a bloodless coup. Leonid Brezhnev became the Communist Party chief and Alexei Kosygin became premier. The event marked a shift in Soviet leadership and power dynamics.
Soviet leaders removed Khrushchev from his roles, replacing him with Brezhnev and Kosygin in a peaceful power transition.
The change in leadership affected the direction of the Soviet Union and had global implications during the Cold War. It showed how political power can shift without violence.
The event highlights how leadership changes can happen through internal party decisions, offering a lesson in political transitions and stability.
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