Ngomhla we-30 ka-Agasti, ixesha lendawo, ngokutsho kweendaba ezivela kwiSibhedlele seKliniki yeCentral ye-Bureau yeMicimbi ye-Russian Federation, uGorbachev, inkokeli yokugqibela yeSoviet Union, wafa eneminyaka eyi-91 ngenxa yonyango olungasebenziyo. UGorbachev wazalwa ngo-Matshi 2, 1931. Ube ngunobhala jikelele weKomiti yeCentral yeCPC ukususela ngoMatshi 1985. Ukususela ngoMeyi 1989 ukuya kuMatshi 1990, wakhonza njengosihlalo we-Supreme Soviet yeSoviet Union. Emva koMatshi 1990, wasebenza njengomongameli wokuqala kunye wokugqibela weSoviet Union. Emva kokuqhekeka kweSoviet Union ngowe-1991, uGorbachev wayezixakekise kakhulu kwimisebenzi yentlalontle neyoncwadi.
