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Mikhail Gorbaçov
1931: | 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. |
1942: | German army occupies the Privolnoye area. |
1945: | Begins work as assistant to combine harvest operator. |
1949: | Awarded Order of Red Banner of Labour. |
1950: | Enrolled in Faculty of Law, Moscow University. |
1952: | After having been a member of Komsomol (Communist Youth Organisation), now joined the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU). |
1955: | Marries Raisa Maximovna Titorenko, philosophy student. Receives degree in law. |
1955-60: | Appointed First Secretary, Komsomol Territorial Committee, then moves up to higher posts, finally becoming top Komsomol official in Stavropol. |
1956: | Daughter Irina born. |
1961: | Delegate from Stavropol to 22nd Communist Party Congress in Moscow. |
1962: | Appointed to key position in Stavropol Communist Party, responsible for personnel in administration, farms and industry. |
1964-67: | Studies for second degree at Stavropol Agricultural Institute. |
1970: | Appointed First Secretary for Stavropol territory, governing an area of 2.4 million people. |
1971: | Member CPSU Central Committee. |
1978: | Moves to Moscow as Secretary of Agriculture in Central Committee. |
1980: | Becomes youngest full member of Politburo. |
1985: | March, Elected by Central Committee as General Secretary of CPSU. |
1989: | Elected by new parliament as Executive President of Soviet Union. |
1991: | August, abortive coup of hardliners, resigns as General Secretary of CPSU, dissolves Central Committee. |
1991: | December 25, resigns as President when Soviet Union disintegrates. |
1992: | Head of Foundation for Social, Economic and Political Research, think-tank founded after August coup. |
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