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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.
[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 ...
Vasili died; his son Ivan IV, The Terrible, succeeded him. His wife Elena Glinskaya became regent. 1538: 4 April: Glinskaya died. She was succeeded as regent by Prince Vasily Nemoy. 1547: 16 January: An elaborate ceremony crowned Ivan the first Tsar of Russia. 1552: 22 August: Siege of Kazan (1552): Russian armed forces arrived at Kazan. 2 October
On 1 July 1988, the fourth and last day of a bruising 19th Party Conference, Gorbachev won the backing of the tired delegates for his last-minute proposal to create a new supreme legislative body called the Congress of People's Deputies. Frustrated by the old guard's resistance, Gorbachev embarked on a set of constitutional changes to attempt ...
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 ...
Mikhail Gorbachev: Succeeded by: Mikhail Gorbachev: Vice President of the Soviet Union; In office 27 December 1990 – 21 August 1991 [1] President: Mikhail Gorbachev: Preceded by: Anatoly Lukyanov (as vice head of state) Succeeded by: None (post abolished) Chairman of the All-Union Central Council of Trade Unions; In office April – July 1990 ...
1 Mikhail Gorbachev (1931–2022) 15 March 1990 25 December 1991 1 year, 285 days Communist Party of the Soviet Union: 1990: Office vacant (until 27 December 1990) Nikolai Ryzhkov: Gennady Yanayev: Valentin Pavlov: Office abolished (after 21 August 1991) Ivan Silayev — Gennady Yanayev (1937–2010) Acting: 19 August 1991 21 August 1991 2 days