Mikhail Gorbachev Dies: 5 Facts About The Last Soviet Leader
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Mikhail Gorbachev received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1990.
Mikhail Gorbachev, the last President of the Soviet Union and one of the most influential leaders of his time, died in Moscow aged 91. His death was announced on Tuesday by Russian news agencies. Here are five facts about Mr Gorbachev:Mikhail Gorbachev was born on March 2, 1931, in Privolnoye, a rural locality in Stavropol Krai in southwest Russia. His parents were peasants. At the age of 15, he joined the Komsomol (Young Communist League) in 1946, according to Encyclopaedia Britannica. Mr Gorbachev graduated with a degree of law in 1955.He held a number of posts in the Young Communist League and later in the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. Mr Gorbachev's ...