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Trip down memory lane with Mikhail Gorbachev

Mikhail S. Gorbachev's rise to power in the Soviet Union set in motion a series of revolutionary changes transforming Europe and ended the Cold War which almost unleashed a nuclear war. The man passed away at 91. Here's a trip down the memory lane

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Mikhail S. Gorbachev was the last Soviet leader whose guidance set in motion a series revolutionary changes in USSR politics
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Mikhail S. Gorbachev was the last Soviet leader whose guidance set in motion a series revolutionary changes in USSR politics

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On December 8, 1987, then US President Ronald Reagan (R) and Gorbachev signed the US-Soviet nuclear arms treaty in Washington, D.C. The final treaty eliminated an entire class of nuclear weapons, restricting the deployment of both intermediate and short-range land-based missiles worldwide
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On December 8, 1987, then US President Ronald Reagan (R) and Gorbachev signed the US-Soviet nuclear arms treaty in Washington, D.C. The final treaty eliminated an entire class of nuclear weapons, restricting the deployment of both intermediate and short-range land-based missiles worldwide

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Then India's Prime minister Rajiv Gandhi with Gorbachev, Raisa Gorbachev and Sonia Gandhi at the inauguration of the Festival of India in Moscow, USSR on July 1987
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Then India's Prime minister Rajiv Gandhi with Gorbachev, Raisa Gorbachev and Sonia Gandhi at the inauguration of the Festival of India in Moscow, USSR on July 1987

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Gorbachev and his wife, Raisa, wave as they board a plane to depart New York on December 8, 1988
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Gorbachev and his wife, Raisa, wave as they board a plane to depart New York on December 8, 1988

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In 1999, Gorbachev was honoured with Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to put an end to the Cold War and bring forth radical changes in the East-West relations
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In 1999, Gorbachev was honoured with Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to put an end to the Cold War and bring forth radical changes in the East-West relations

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Mikhail Gorbachev embraces Erich Honecker with a congratulatory hug and kiss after the latter's re-election as General Secretary of the Communist Party Congress in East Berlin
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Mikhail Gorbachev embraces Erich Honecker with a congratulatory hug and kiss after the latter's re-election as General Secretary of the Communist Party Congress in East Berlin

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