Gorbachev, the last Soviet president, forged arms reduction deals with the United States and partnerships with Western powers to remove the Iron Curtain that had divided Europe since World War Two and bring about the reunification of Germany.
President Joe Biden praised former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, who died Tuesday at the age of 91, for his leadership during the dissolution of the Soviet Union.
Mikhail Gorbachev passes away: Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed condolences at the passing of USSR’s last head, who will be buried at Moscow’s Novodevichy Cemetry next to his wife Raisa, who died in 1999.
Mikhail Gorbachev, well known for his policies like glasnost (openness) and perestroika (change or reform), featured in a Pizza Hut commercial in 1998, years after leaving office.
Mikhail Gorbachev death: Though in power for less than seven years, Gorbachev unleashed a breathtaking series of changes. But they quickly overtook him and resulted in the collapse of the Soviet Union.