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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 ...
Some weeks after Yanayev's election, a senior Soviet official described Yanayev as "Gorbachev's Quayle—a conservative nonentity, no threat to Gorbachev, and his selection would pacify the right-wing". [9] At the beginning of January 1991, Yanayev headed a committee working on the formation of a new cabinet. [10]
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 ...
A personal assessment of Mikhail Gorbachev, the former Soviet leader who died on Tuesday at the age of 91. Mikhail Gorbachev's legacy [Video] Skip to main content
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 ...
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]
STORY: Speaking at a cabinet event in Meseberg north of Berlin, Scholz said "We will not forget that Perestroika made it possible to attempt to establish democracy in Russia and that democracy and ...