According to a report from Fox News, former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev has died; he was 91. Gorbachev’s office reported he was undergoing treatment at the hospital before his death.
From Fox News:
The Tass, RIA Novosti and Interfax news agencies cited the Central Clinical Hospital. Gorbachev’s office said earlier that he was undergoing treatment at the hospital.
Gorbachev was the leader of the Soviet Union from 1985 until its collapse in December 1991.
As general secretary and president, he helped forge weapons reduction deals with the U.S. and other western powers and remove the Iron Curtain.
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BREAKING NEWS: Former Soviet leader, Mikhail Gorbachev, who took down the Iron Curtain, ended Cold War passes away after long health battle https://t.co/ajeyymf1Q9
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