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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]
Gorbachev's father had joined the Red Army and fought on the frontlines; he was wrongly declared dead during the conflict and fought in the Battle of Kursk before returning to his family, injured. [20] After Germany was defeated, Gorbachev's parents had their second son, Aleksandr, in 1947; he and Mikhail would be their only children. [11]
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 ...
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: The last Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev was laid to rest on Saturday (September 3).Gorbachev, who presided over the Soviet Union from 1985 until its collapse in 1991, died on Tuesday ...
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