Event:
Mikhail Gorbachev replaces Konstantin Chernenko as Soviet leader
Mikhail Gorbachev History:
December 25, 1991 - Mikhail Gorbachev formally resigned as President of U.S.S.R.
June 5, 1991 - Mikhail Gorbachev receives his 1990 Nobel Peace Prize
November 26, 1990 - Mikhail Gorbachev tells Iraq to get out of Kuwait
October 15, 1990 - Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev wins Nobel Peace Prize
March 14, 1990 - Mikhail Gorbachev becomes president of the Soviet Congress
December 1, 1989 - U.S.S.R. President Mikhail Gorbachev meets Pope John Paul II at the Vatican
May 25, 1989 - Mikhail Gorbachev elected Executive President in the Soviet Union
May 16, 1989 - Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev and Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping ended a 30-year rift when they formally met in Beijing
December 7, 1988 - Mikhail Gorbachev cheered by Wall St. crowds upon arrival in New York City
October 1, 1988 - Mikhail Gorbachev becomes president of Soviet Union
March 2, 1931 - Mikhail Gorbachev, born in Privolnoye, U.S.S.R., Soviet Secretary General from 1985 - 1991
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