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  2. Apr 15, 2024 · Mikhail Gorbachev, general secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1985–91) and president of the Soviet Union (1990–91). His efforts to democratize his country’s political system and decentralize its economy led to the downfall of communism and the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991.

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  3. 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.

  4. Apr 2, 2014 · Nobel Prize Winners. 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...

  5. Aug 30, 2022 · 30 August 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...

  6. By. Jennifer Rosenberg. Updated on May 01, 2018. Mikhail Gorbachev was the last General Secretary of the Soviet Union. He brought about massive economic, social, and political changes and helped bring an end to both the Soviet Union and the Cold War. Dates: March 2, 1931 — Also Known As: Gorby, Mikhail Sergeevich Gorbachev. Gorbachev's Childhood.

  7. Aug 31, 2022 · Gorbachev’s third fundamental contribution to ending the Cold War was his recognition that means in politics are as important as ends, and that included his commitment to change by peaceful...

  8. Nov 11, 2002 · Gorbachev, who died on 30 August 2022 at age 91, ended up changing everything. He remained in power in the Kremlin for less than seven years, but during that time he transformed the USSR and Soviet foreign policy in truly remarkable ways.