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On This Day: March 11 1985 Mikhail Gorbachev Became the Leader of the Soviet Union

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On This Day: March 11 1985 Mikhail Gorbachev Became the Leader of the Soviet Union.

On this day March 11 1985 Mikhail Gorbachev became the General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union making him the country's de facto leader. Gorbachev would go on to introduce major reforms including glasnost (openness) and perestroika (restructuring) which aimed to modernize the Soviet economy and society.

His leadership from 1985 to 1991 saw significant changes including improved relations with the West nuclear arms reduction treaties and ultimately the...
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