2010 Event In a BBC interview, former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev said it was 'impossible' for coalition forces to secure victory in Afghanistan 1991 Event Mikhail Gorbachev formally resigned as President of U.S.S.R. 1991 Event Gorbachev resigns as head of U.S.S.R. Communist Party 1991 Event Janajev and KGB coup in Russia deposes Mikhail Gorbachev 1991 Event Mikhail Gorbachev receives his 1990 Nobel Peace Prize 1990 Event Mikhail Gorbachev tells Iraq to get out of Kuwait 1990 Event Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev wins Nobel Peace Prize 1990 Event George Bush and Mikhail Gorbachev meet in Helsinki 1990 Event Bush and Gorbachev meet in Helsinki and urge Iraq to leave Kuwait 1990 Event Mikhail Gorbachev becomes president of the Soviet Congress 1989 Event U.S.S.R. President Mikhail Gorbachev meets Pope John Paul II at the Vatican 1989 Event Mikhail Gorbachev elected Executive President in the Soviet Union 1989 Event Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev and Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping ended a 30-year rift when they formally met in Beijing 1989 Event Soviet President Gorbachev in Beijing for 1st Sino-Soviet summit in 30 yrs 1988 Event Gorbachev announces 10% unilateral Soviet troop reductions at UN 1988 Event Mikhail Gorbachev cheered by Wall St. crowds upon arrival in New York City 1988 Event Mikhail Gorbachev becomes president of Soviet Union 1988 Event Gorbachev pushes plan electing president and parliament in March, 1989 1987 Event President Reagan and Soviet General Secretary Gorbachev sign a treaty eliminating medium range nuclear missiles 1987 Event Gorbachev arrives in U.S. for a summit meeting 1986 Event Reagan and Gorbachev open talks at a summit in Iceland 1985 Event President Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev meet for 1st time 1985 Event Mikhail Gorbachev replaces Konstantin Chernenko as Soviet leader 1932 Birthday Raisa Maximovna Titorenko Gorbachev, Russia's 1st lady, 1982-1991 1931 Birthday Mikhail Gorbachev, born in Privolnoye, U.S.S.R., Soviet Secretary General from 1985 - 1991
