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Who headed a faction in 1957 to remove Krushchev from leadership?

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In 1957 a faction headed by Malenkov, Molotov , and Kaganovich tried in vain to remove Khrushchev from leadership; instead, they were removed from important posts, as, soon after, was Zhukov , who had supported Khrushchev against them.

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