Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev was a Russian and Soviet politician who served as the eventual leader of the Soviet Union.
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Gorbachev was born on 2 March 1931 in the village of Privolnoye, Stavropol Krai, into a poor peasant family of Russian and Ukrainian heritage.
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In 1955 he received his law degree
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In 1953, Gorbachev married fellow student Raisa Titarenko
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Gorbachev became a candidate member of the Communist Party In June 1950,
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He served as president of the Soviet Union from 15 March 1990 to 25 December 1991.
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In 1990, he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his pioneering role in the peace process that today characterizes significant parts of the international community.
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After a period of illness, Gorbachev died at the Central Clinical Hospital in Moscow on 30 August 2022, at the age of 91.
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He was praised for his role in ending the Cold War,