Mikhail Gorbachev

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Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev (Russian: Михаи́л Серге́евич Горбачёв tr. Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachyov IPA: [mʲɪxɐˈil sʲɪrˈɡʲejɪvʲɪt͡ɕ ɡərbɐˈt͡ɕɵf] ; born 2 March 1931) is a former Soviet statesman.

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active years end date

1980-10-21, 1989-05-25, 1990-03-15, 1991-08-24, 1991-12-25

active years start date

1978-11-27, 1979-11-27, 1980-10-21, 1985-03-11, 1988-10-01, 1989-05-25, 1990-03-15

alma mater

Moscow State University

birth date

1931-03-02

birth place

Russia, Soviet Union, Stavropol Krai, Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Privolnoye Krasnogvardeysky District Stavropol Krai

deputy

Anatoly Lukyanov, Vladimir Ivashko, Yegor Ligachev

LCCN Id

n/85/050740

nationality

Russians

office

Member of the Secretariat, Candidate member of the 25th Politburo, Full member of the 25th 26th 27th 28th Politburo

order in office

Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, Chairman of the Supreme Soviet, President of the Soviet Union

other party

Communist Party of the Soviet Union, Social Democratic Party of Russia

party

Union of Social Democrats, Independent Democratic Party of Russia

profession

Lawyer

religion

Atheism

spouse

Raisa Gorbachova

successor

Executive (government)

vice president

Gennady Yanayev