The General Secretary was the leader of the Communist Party and not, officially, the leader of the country. But since all those countries were run by the Communist Party, the General Secretary ran the country. In most cases, he ran it into the ground.
Communist Party and Military leaders
the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. But in fact it stood for state capitalism not Communism
Non-communist Russia was called Russia. When Russia was under communism, it was called the Union of Soviet Socialists Republics or the USSR.
The Soviet Union
Sir John Finck was a communist leader of Russia from 1978-2008
There are no Communist leaders. Communism is a classless moneyless society that can only be established by class-conscious workers who have rejected the idea of leaders.
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The General Secretary was the leader of the Communist Party and not, officially, the leader of the country. But since all those countries were run by the Communist Party, the General Secretary ran the country. In most cases, he ran it into the ground.
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Communist leaders drew boundaries in former Yugoslavia in a way that would give themselves more power.
Communist leaders drew boundaries in former Yugoslavia in a way that would give themselves more power.
Communist states have had various names for their leaders. The leader of a communist state is usually called Chairman, as in the Chairman of the government. He was usually also the General Secretary of the Communist Party, which is the leader of the party. In communist states, the leader of the party was usually also the leader of the government. Leaders of communist countries often hold multiple positions. Today only Cuba, Laos, Vietnam, North Korea, and China are officially led by communist parties. The leader of China, Hu Jintao, is usually called President, but he is also the General Secretary of the Communist Party of China and the Chairman of the Central Military Commission of the People's Republic of China.
Cuba is a Communist Dictatorship - the government leaders MAKE the laws.
I think we all would be upset if a communist took any of our leaders' ears.