South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and his Nigerian counterpart Muhammadu Buhari paid tribute to Mikhail Gorbachev, the last leader of the USSR who died at the age of 91. They both hailed Gorbachev’s contribution to achieve peace in the world and efforts in trying to implement political reforms after the …
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What to know about Mikhail Gorbachev, the last leader of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) who died at the age of 91 on August 30, 2022 in a hospital near the Kremlin? Mikhail Gorbachev, supporter of Perestroika, advocated a rapprochement with the Western world for a stable and …
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Russian authorities announced the death of the first and last President of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), Mikhail Gorbachev, who led the Kremlin from 1985 to 1991. His major political figure of the 20th century has changed his country and a large part of Europe through his reforms. …
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