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Mikhail Gorbachev
Михаил Горбачёв
Gorbachev in 1987
President of the Soviet Union
In office 15 March 1990 – 25 December 1991
Vice President	Gennady Yanayev
Preceded by	Office established himself as general secretary of the communist party of the Soviet Union
Succeeded by	Office abolished
General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
In office 11 March 1985 – 24 August 1991
Preceded by	Konstantin Chernenko
Succeeded by	Office abolished himself as President of the Soviet Union
Chairman of the Supreme Soviet
In office 25 May 1989 – 15 March 1990
Deputy	Anatoly Lukyanov
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Anatoly Lukyanov (Executive roles transferred to President)
Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet
In office 1 October 1988 – 25 May 1989
Preceded by	Andrei Gromyko
Succeeded by	Office abolished himself as Chairman of the Supreme Soviet
First Secretary of the Stavropol Regional Committee of the Communist Party
In office 10 April 1970 – 4 December 1978
Preceded by	Leonid Efremov
Succeeded by	Vsevolod Murakhovsky
Full member of the 25th, 26th, 27th, 28th Politburo
In office 21 October 1980 – 24 August 1991
Candidate member of the 25th Politburo
In office 27 November 1979 – 21 October 1980
Member of the 25th, 26th, 27th, 28th Secretariat
In office 27 November 1978 – 24 August 1991
Full member of the 24th, 25th, 26th, 27th, 28th Central Committee
In office 9 April 1971 – 24 August 1991
Personal details
Born	Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev (1931-03-02) 2 March 1931 Privolnoye, North Caucasus Krai, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Political party	Independent Democratic Party (2008–present) Union of Social Democrats (2007–present)
Other political affiliations	Social Democratic Party (2001–2004) Communist Party (1950–1991)
Spouse	Raisa Gorbachova (m. 1953–1999; her death)
Children	Irina Mikhailovna Virganskaya
Alma mater	Moscow State University
Profession	Lawyer
Signature
Website	The Gorbachev Foundation