Which Soviet leader did Pompidou establish close relations with?
Mikhail Gorbachev
Nikita Khrushchev
Leonid Brezhnev
Yuri Andropov
Answer
Leonid Brezhnev, the General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1964 to 1982, forged a strong partnership with French President Georges Pompidou. This rapprochement, known as "détente," aimed to ease tensions between the Eastern and Western blocs during the Cold War. Pompidou sought to improve economic ties and reduce military confrontation, fostering a period of relative peace and cooperation between the two nations.
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