Former Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev has died at the age of 91
Former Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev has died at the age of 91
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Former Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev has died at the age of 91. News organisations quoted a statement from Russia's Central Clinical Hospital as saying he died after a long illness.
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