Extractions: Main Page '''Mikhail Gorbachev''' '''Term of Office:''' '''Predecessor:''' Konstantin Chernenko Vladimir Ivashko '''Successor:''' Vladimir Ivashko '''Date of Birth:''' March 2 '''Place of Birth:''' '' Privolnoye'', near Stavropol '''Date of Death:''' N/A '''Place of Death:''' N/A '''Profession:''' Politician '''Political party:''' ''Communist Party of the U.S.S.R'' pronunciation : mih-kha-ILL ser-GHE-ye-vich gor-bah-CHYOHV) (born March 2 ), was leader of the Soviet Union from until . His attempts at reform led to the end of the Cold War , but also inadvertently caused the end of the political supremacy of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU) and the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Mikhail Gorbachev was born into a peasant family in the village of Privolnoye near Stavropol . He studied law at Moscow University , where he met his future wife, Raisa . They were married in September and moved to Mr. Gorbachev's home region of Stavropol in southern Russia when he graduated in
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Extractions: HOME SITE HELP ABOUT SEARCH ... EDUCATIONAL March 2, born, Privolnoye, Krasnogvardeisky District, Stavropol territory in the North Caucasus, to a peasant family in a small village, his father an agricultural mechanic on a collective farm. German army occupies the Privolnoye area. Begins work as assistant to combine harvest operator. Awarded Order of Red Banner of Labour. Enrolled in Faculty of Law, Moscow University. After having been a member of Komsomol (Communist Youth Organisation), now joined the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU). Marries Raisa Maximovna Titorenko, philosophy student. Receives degree in law. Appointed First Secretary, Komsomol Territorial Committee, then moves up to higher posts, finally becoming top Komsomol official in Stavropol. Daughter Irina born. Delegate from Stavropol to 22nd Communist Party Congress in Moscow. Appointed to key position in Stavropol Communist Party, responsible for personnel in administration, farms and industry. Studies for second degree at Stavropol Agricultural Institute.
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