(1909–89), Soviet statesman, Foreign minister 1957–1985, president of the USSR 1985–8; full name Andrei Andreevich Gromyko. His appointment to the presidency (largely a formal position) by Gorbachev was widely interpreted as a manoeuvre to reduce Gromyko's influence and make possible an ending of the Cold War.
Definition of Gromyko, Andrei in US English:
Gromyko, Andrei
proper nounɡrəˈmēkō
(1909–89), Soviet statesman; foreign minister 1957–85; president of the former Soviet Union 1985–88; full name Andrei Andreevich Gromyko. His appointment to the presidency, largely a formal position, by Mikhail Gorbachev was widely interpreted as a maneuver to reduce Gromyko's influence and to make an ending of the Cold War possible.