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 March 11, 1985 - Mikhail Gorbachev replaces Konstantin Chernenko as Soviet leader March 2, 1931 - Mikhail Gorbachev, born in Privolnoye, U.S.S.R., Soviet Secretary General from 1985 - 1991
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