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Mikhail Gorbachev
Wikidata describes Mikhail Gorbachev as leader of the Soviet Union from 1985 to 1991 (1931–2022).
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English Wikidata description, retrieved 2026-11-05 UTC. This is a starting point; independent biography review is pending.
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Career highlights
As recorded by Wikidata:
- Award received: Nobel Peace Prize · dated 1990
- Employer: All-Union Leninist Young Communist League
- Public office: General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union · from 1985-03-11 · to 1991-08-24
- Education: Moscow State University, Faculty of Law · to 1955
- Award received: Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres · dated 1997-09-29
- Employer: The Gorbachev Foundation
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