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  2. List of leaders of the Soviet Union - Wikipedia

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    At the age of 54, Mikhail Gorbachev was elected to the general secretariat by Politburo on 11 March 1985. [29] In May 1985, Gorbachev publicly admitted the slowing down of the economic development and inadequate living standards, being the first Soviet leader to do so while also beginning a series of fundamental reforms.

  3. List of heads of state of the Soviet Union - Wikipedia

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    However, the first and only Soviet President, Mikhail Gorbachev, was elected by the democratically elected Congress of People's Deputies. [9] In connection with the dissolution of the Soviet Union national elections for the office of President never took place. To be elected to the office a person must have been a Soviet citizen and older than ...

  4. Andrei Gromyko - Wikipedia

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    Even after Brezhnev's death, Gromyko's rigid conservatism and distrust of the West continued to dominate the Soviet Union's foreign policy until Mikhail Gorbachev's rise to power in 1985. Following Gorbachev's election as General Secretary, Gromyko lost his office as foreign minister and was appointed to the largely ceremonial post of Chairman ...

  5. General secretaryship of Mikhail Gorbachev - Wikipedia

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    Gorbachev was happy with the result, describing it as "an enormous political victory under extraordinarily difficult circumstances". [157] The new Congress convened in May 1989. [158] Gorbachev was then elected its chair—the new de facto head of state—with 2,123 votes in favor to 87 against. [159]

  6. Succession, continuity and legacy of the Soviet Union

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    The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, commonly known as the Soviet Union was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. It was a founding member of the United Nations as well as one of the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council (Soviet Union and the United Nations).

  7. List of leaders of Russia - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of rulers of Kievan Rus', the Tsardom of Russia, the Russian Empire, the Russian Republic, the Soviet Union, and the modern Russian Federation.It does not include regents, acting rulers, rulers of the separatist states in the territory of Russia, persons who applied for the post of ruler, but did not become one, rebel leaders who did not control the capital, and the nominal ...

  8. Mikhail Gorbachev, Last Leader Of The USSR, Dies At 91 - AOL

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    Credited as the man most responsible for the end of the Cold War, Gorbachev was beloved and loathed in equal measure. Mikhail Gorbachev, Last Leader Of The USSR, Dies At 91 Skip to main content

  9. Mikhail Gorbachev - Wikipedia

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    On becoming leader, Gorbachev saw withdrawal from the war as a key priority. [221] In October 1985, he met with Afghan Marxist leader Babrak Karmal, urging him to acknowledge the lack of widespread public support for his government and pursue a power sharing agreement with the opposition. [221]