<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Mikhail Gorbachev Михаил Горбачёв </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> President of the Soviet Union </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> In office 15 March 1990 -- 25 December 1991 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Prime Minister </Th> <Td> Nikolai Ryzhkov Valentin Pavlov Ivan Silayev </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Vice President </Th> <Td> Gennady Yanayev </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Preceded by </Th> <Td> Himself as Chairman of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Succeeded by </Th> <Td> Office abolished </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> In office 10 March 1985 -- 24 August 1991 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Deputy </Th> <Td> Vladimir Ivashko </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Preceded by </Th> <Td> Konstantin Chernenko </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Succeeded by </Th> <Td> Vladimir Ivashko ( acting ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Chairman of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> In office 25 May 1989 -- 15 March 1990 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Deputy </Th> <Td> Anatoly Lukyanov </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Preceded by </Th> <Td> Himself as Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Succeeded by </Th> <Td> Himself as President of the Soviet Union Anatoly Lukyanov as Chairman of the Supreme Soviet </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> In office 1 October 1988 -- 25 May 1989 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Preceded by </Th> <Td> Andrei Gromyko </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Succeeded by </Th> <Td> Himself as Chairman of the Supreme Soviet </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Second Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union Acting </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> In office 9 February 1984 -- 10 March 1985 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Preceded by </Th> <Td> Konstantin Chernenko </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Succeeded by </Th> <Td> Yegor Ligachev </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Personal details </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev ( 1931 - 03 - 02 ) 2 March 1931 ( age 87 ) Privolnoye , North Caucasus Krai , Russian SFSR , Soviet Union </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Nationality </Th> <Td> Soviet ( 1931 -- 1991 ) Russian ( since 1991 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Political party </Th> <Td> Independent ( 1991 -- 2001 ; 2004 -- 2007 ; 2014 -- present ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Other political affiliations </Th> <Td> Communist Party of the Soviet Union ( 1950 -- 1991 ) Social Democratic Party of Russia ( 2001 -- 2004 ) Union of Social Democrats ( 2007 -- 2014 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Spouse ( s ) </Th> <Td> Raisa Gorbachova ( m . 1953 ; d . 1999 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Children </Th> <Td> One </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Alma mater </Th> <Td> Moscow State University </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Signature </Th> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> Official website </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Central institution membership ( show ) <Ul> <Li> 1980 -- 1991 : Full member , 25th , 26th , 27th , 28th Politburo </Li> <Li> 1979 -- 1980 : Candidate member , 25th Politburo </Li> <Li> 1978 -- 1991 : Member , 25th , 26th , 27th , 28th Secretariat </Li> <Li> 1971 -- 1991 : Full member , 24th , 25th , 26th , 27th , 28th Central Committee </Li> </Ul> Other offices held ( show ) <Ul> <Li> 2001 -- 2004 : Chairman , Social Democratic Party of Russia </Li> <Li> 1985 -- 1991 : Chairman , Defense Council </Li> <Li> 1970 -- 1978 : First Secretary , Stavropol Regional Committee </Li> </Ul> Leader of the Soviet Union <Ul> <Li> ← Chernenko </Li> <Li> Last leader </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> </Table>
<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Mikhail Gorbachev Михаил Горбачёв </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> President of the Soviet Union </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> In office 15 March 1990 -- 25 December 1991 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Prime Minister </Th> <Td> Nikolai Ryzhkov Valentin Pavlov Ivan Silayev </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Vice President </Th> <Td> Gennady Yanayev </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Preceded by </Th> <Td> Himself as Chairman of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Succeeded by </Th> <Td> Office abolished </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> In office 10 March 1985 -- 24 August 1991 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Deputy </Th> <Td> Vladimir Ivashko </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Preceded by </Th> <Td> Konstantin Chernenko </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Succeeded by </Th> <Td> Vladimir Ivashko ( acting ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Chairman of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> In office 25 May 1989 -- 15 March 1990 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Deputy </Th> <Td> Anatoly Lukyanov </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Preceded by </Th> <Td> Himself as Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Succeeded by </Th> <Td> Himself as President of the Soviet Union Anatoly Lukyanov as Chairman of the Supreme Soviet </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> In office 1 October 1988 -- 25 May 1989 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Preceded by </Th> <Td> Andrei Gromyko </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Succeeded by </Th> <Td> Himself as Chairman of the Supreme Soviet </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Second Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union Acting </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> In office 9 February 1984 -- 10 March 1985 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Preceded by </Th> <Td> Konstantin Chernenko </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Succeeded by </Th> <Td> Yegor Ligachev </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Personal details </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev ( 1931 - 03 - 02 ) 2 March 1931 ( age 87 ) Privolnoye , North Caucasus Krai , Russian SFSR , Soviet Union </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Nationality </Th> <Td> Soviet ( 1931 -- 1991 ) Russian ( since 1991 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Political party </Th> <Td> Independent ( 1991 -- 2001 ; 2004 -- 2007 ; 2014 -- present ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Other political affiliations </Th> <Td> Communist Party of the Soviet Union ( 1950 -- 1991 ) Social Democratic Party of Russia ( 2001 -- 2004 ) Union of Social Democrats ( 2007 -- 2014 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Spouse ( s ) </Th> <Td> Raisa Gorbachova ( m . 1953 ; d . 1999 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Children </Th> <Td> One </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Alma mater </Th> <Td> Moscow State University </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Signature </Th> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> Official website </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Central institution membership ( show ) <Ul> <Li> 1980 -- 1991 : Full member , 25th , 26th , 27th , 28th Politburo </Li> <Li> 1979 -- 1980 : Candidate member , 25th Politburo </Li> <Li> 1978 -- 1991 : Member , 25th , 26th , 27th , 28th Secretariat </Li> <Li> 1971 -- 1991 : Full member , 24th , 25th , 26th , 27th , 28th Central Committee </Li> </Ul> Other offices held ( show ) <Ul> <Li> 2001 -- 2004 : Chairman , Social Democratic Party of Russia </Li> <Li> 1985 -- 1991 : Chairman , Defense Council </Li> <Li> 1970 -- 1978 : First Secretary , Stavropol Regional Committee </Li> </Ul> Leader of the Soviet Union <Ul> <Li> ← Chernenko </Li> <Li> Last leader </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> </Table>
who was the president of russia in 1989
who was the president of russia in 1989
Mikhail Gorbachev
Mikhail Gorbachev