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Mikhail Gorbachev | |
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Михаил Горбачёв | |
.jpg) Gorbachev in 1987 | |
| President of the Soviet Union | |
| In office 15 March 1990 – 25 December 1991[1] | |
| Vice President | Gennady Yanayev |
| Preceded by | Office established Himself (as Chairman of the Supreme Soviet) |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished (USSR dissolved) (Boris Yeltsin as President of Russia) |
| In office 25 May 1989 – 15 March 1990[2] | |
| Deputy | Anatoly Lukyanov |
| Preceded by | Office established Himself (as the Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet) |
| Succeeded by | Anatoly Lukyanov (as Speaker of Parliament), Himself (as President) |
| In office 1 October 1988 – 25 May 1989[3] | |
| Preceded by | Andrei Gromyko |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished Himself (as the Chairman of the Supreme Soviet) |
| General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union | |
| In office 11 March 1985 – 24 August 1991 | |
| Deputy | Yegor Ligachev Vladimir Ivashko (1990-1991) |
| Preceded by | Konstantin Chernenko |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev 2 March 1931 Privolnoye, Stavropol Krai, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Died | 30 August 2022 (aged 91) Moscow, Russia |
| Nationality | Russian, Soviet |
| Political party | Independent Democratic Party (2008–2022) Union of Social Democrats (2007–2022) |
| Other political affiliations | Social Democratic Party (2001–2004) Communist Party (1950–1991) |
| Spouse(s) | Raisa Gorbachova (m. 1953–1999) |
| Alma mater | Moscow State University |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Signature |  |
| Website | The Gorbachev Foundation |
Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev[4] (sometimes spelled Gorbachov) (2 March 1931 – 30 August 2022) was a Soviet politician and leader from 1985 to 1991 during the end of the Cold War from 1989 to 1991[broken anchor].
He was the General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1985-91), Chairman of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union (head of state) . Gorbachev is known for forming a friendship with President of the United States Ronald Reagan and is often associated with the fall of the soviet union
- ↑ As President
- ↑ As en:Chairman of the Supreme Soviet
- ↑ As en:Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet
- ↑ Russian: Михаи́л Серге́евич Горбачёв