Mikhail Gorbachev Death: Mikhail Gorbachev, the last President of the United Soviet Union, died at the age of 91

Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev has died at the age of 91. Russian news agency Sputnik quoted the hospital as saying that Gorbachev was suffering from some serious ailments and was undergoing treatment for a long time. He breathed his last on the intervening night of 30-31 August. Gorbachev was also famous because he had ended the ongoing Cold War of the Soviet Union with America. He was the last president of the united Soviet Union.

According to the information received, Russian President Vladimir Putin has expressed grief over the death of the Soviet leader. At the same time, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson also expressed grief over his death and said that he is saddened to hear about the death of Mikhail Gorbachev.

Mikhail was an influential leader of the Soviet Union Mikhail was a very influential leader of the Soviet Union. He is also known for taking the lead in reforming Communist rule. He wanted the Soviet government to run in a democratic way, in which the common people had freedom. He supported the policy of freedom of expression, on which the rules were strict in the earlier regime. Gorbachev was born on 2 March 1931 in a poor family. He studied law in Moscow and then made his future in the Communist Party. He was elected the new leader of the Soviet Union in 1985. From 1989 to 1990 he served as chairman of the Supreme Soviet.

Mikhail Gorbachev was a supporter of Perestroika. Perestroika means economic restructuring. This was the period when the Soviet Union had to face recession and shortage of essential commodities. In such a situation there was a great need for perestroika. Mikhail had given cultural freedom to the media and art during that period and took several important decisions to loosen the grip of the Communist Party. Gorbachev is also credited with implementing the nuclear disarmament agreement with the United States and was awarded the Nobel Prize.