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[1] [31] Gorbachev expected much opposition to his nomination as general secretary, but ultimately the rest of the Politburo supported him. [32] Shortly after Chernenko's death, on 11 March 1985, , the Politburo unanimously elected Gorbachev as his successor. [33] [34] He thus became the eighth leader of the Soviet Union. [35]
1 October 1988 3 years, 66 days 10 Mikhail Gorbachev (1931–2022) [22] 1 October 1988 25 May 1989 236 days 11th–12th Convocation: Chairman of the Supreme Soviet (1989–1990) [note 3] Mikhail Gorbachev (1931–2022) [22] 25 May 1989 15 March 1990 294 days 12th Convocation: President of the Soviet Union (1990–1991) Mikhail Gorbachev (1931 ...
Gorbachev's maternal grandfather joined the Communist Party and helped form the village's first kolkhoz (collective farm) in 1929, becoming its chair. [14] This farm was 19 kilometres (12 mi) outside Privolnoye village and when he was three years old, Gorbachev left his parental home and moved into the kolkhoz with his maternal grandparents. [15]
The world is remembering the last leader of the Soviet Union, Mikhail Gorbachev, who died Tuesday at the age of 91. CBS News anchors Tanya Rivero and Michael George spoke with Michigan State ...
Mikhail Gorbachev, who ended the Cold War without bloodshed but failed to prevent the collapse of the Soviet Union, died on Tuesday at the age of 91, Russian news agencies cited hospital officials ...
STORY: Many western heads of state and government, who normally would have attended, will be absent on Saturday - kept away by the chasm in relations between Moscow and the West that opened up ...
After Chernenko's death in 1985, Gromyko nominated Mikhail Gorbachev for the General Secretary on 11 March 1985. In supporting Gorbachev, Gromyko knew that the influence he carried would be strong. [55] Upon being elected, Gorbachev relieved Gromyko as foreign minister and replaced him with Eduard Shevardnadze. Subsequently, he was appointed to ...
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