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1985- Mikhail Gorbachev Ascends to Power in Soviet Union
Within three years of the deaths of Soviet Leaders Leonid Brezhnev, Yuri Andropov, and Konstantin Chernenko, Gorbachev was elected General Secretary by the Politburo in 1985.
Mikhail Gorbachev. Source: http://russiapedia.rt.com/files/prominent-russians/leaders/mikhail-gorbachev/mikhail-gorbachev_8-t.jpg