Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev25 December 1991
Resigns as leader of the Communist Party
Russia · Government / Government of Russia. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Resigns as leader of the Communist Party
Gorbachev resigns his position as President of the USSR, signifying the demise of the Soviet Union, 14 former Soviet republics (including Russia) become independent states
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