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25 Dec 1991
Mikhail Gorbachev resigned from his position as Prime Minister of the Soviet Union.
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15 Oct 1990
Mikhail Gorbachev is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
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15 Mar 1990
Mikhail Gorbachev was elected as the Soviet Union's first President.
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3 Dec 1989
Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev and US President George H. W. Bush declared an end to the Cold War.
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8 Dec 1987
US President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev signed a treaty eliminating medium-range nuclear missiles.
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12 Jun 1987
Ronald Reagan challenges Mikhail Gorbachev to 'tear down this wall'.
