Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev dies at 91.

By Grace Aug 31, 2022 PC- BBC

Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev was a Russian and Soviet politician who served as the last leader of the Soviet Union.

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In August 1955, Gorbachev started work at the Stavropol regional procurator's office, but disliked the job and used his contacts to get a transfer to work for Komsomol

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In April 1970, Yefremov was promoted to a higher position in Moscow and Gorbachev succeeded him as the First Secretary of the Stavropol kraikom.

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Gorbachev's leadership style differed from that of his predecessors.

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He received the award of the 1990 Nobel Peace Prize for his role in ending the Cold War without bloodshed.

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Mikhail Gorbachev, who ended the Cold War without bloodshed but failed to prevent the collapse of the Soviet Union, died on Tuesday at the age of 91, hospital officials in Moscow said.