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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Mikhail_GorbachevMikhail Gorbachev - Wikipedia

    Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev (2 March 1931 – 30 August 2022) was a Soviet and Russian politician who served as the last leader of the Soviet Union from 1985 to the country's dissolution in 1991.

  2. www.britannica.com › biography › Mikhail-GorbachevMikhail Gorbachev | Biography, Facts, Cold War, & Significance

    May 27, 2024 · Mikhail Gorbachev (born March 2, 1931, Privolnoye, Stavropol kray, Russia, U.S.S.R.—died August 30, 2022, Moscow, Russia) was a Soviet official, general secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU) from 1985 to 1991 and president of the Soviet Union in 1990–91.

  3. www.nytimes.com › 2022/08/30 › worldMikhail S. Gorbachev, Reformist Soviet Leader, Is Dead at 91

    Aug 30, 2022 · Mikhail S. Gorbachev, whose rise to power in the Soviet Union set in motion a series of revolutionary changes that transformed the map of Europe and ended the Cold War that had threatened the...

  4. www.bbc.com › news › world-europe-13669848Mikhail Gorbachev: The Soviet leader who helped end the Cold War

    Aug 30, 2022 · Mikhail Gorbachev was one of the most influential political figures of the 20th Century. He presided over the dissolution of a Soviet Union that had existed for nearly 70 years and had dominated...

  5. www.bbc.com › news › uk-62732447Mikhail Gorbachev: Last Soviet leader dies aged 91 - BBC

    Aug 31, 2022 · Mikhail Gorbachev, the former Soviet leader who brought the Cold War to a peaceful end, has died aged 91. Mr Gorbachev took power in 1985 and introduced reforms, as well as opening up the...

  6. edition.cnn.com › 2022/08/30 › europeMikhail Gorbachev, former Soviet president who took down the Iron...

    Aug 30, 2022 · Mikhail Gorbachev – the last leader of the former Soviet Union from 1985 until 1991 – has died at the age of 91. Gorbachev died after a long illness, Russian state news...

  7. www.biography.com › political-figures › mikhail-gorbachevMikhail Gorbachev - Cold War, Age & Quotes - Biography

    Apr 2, 2014 · Mikhail Gorbachev was the first president of the Soviet Union, serving from 1990 to 1991. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace for his leadership role in ending the Cold War and promoting ...