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Mikhail Gorbachev · Life in Weeks
The last leader of the Soviet Union, whose reforms of glasnost and perestroika unleashed political openness and ultimately ended the Cold War. His decisions reshaped the global order at enormous personal political cost.
Mikhail Gorbachev: 4,774 weeks
Each box represents one week. Lived weeks Key milestones
Key Milestones
Joined the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
Became First Secretary of the Stavropol regional party committee
Elected General Secretary of the Communist Party
Signed the INF Treaty with Ronald Reagan, banning intermediate-range nuclear missiles
Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize
Resigned as Soviet president as the USSR officially dissolved
Legacy
Awarded the 1990 Nobel Peace Prize for his role in ending the Cold War. Allowed the peaceful collapse of communist regimes across Eastern Europe and the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991.
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