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Mikhail Gorbachev Михаил Горбачёв | |
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.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.
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