Mikhail Gorbachev

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Mikhail Gorbachev Михаил Горбачёв

Mikhail Gorbachev in 1987
Head of state of the Soviet Union (President of the Soviet Union from 15 March 1990)
In office 1 October 1988 – 25 December 1991
Prime Minister	Nikolai Ryzhkov Valentin Pavlov Ivan Silayev
Vice President	Gennady Yanayev
Preceded by	Andrei Gromyko
Succeeded by	Office abolished
6th General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
In office 11 March 1985 – 24 August 1991
Deputy	Vladimir Ivashko
Preceded by	Konstantin Chernenko
Succeeded by	Vladimir Ivashko (Acting)
Member of the Politburo
In office 27 November 1979 – 24 August 1991
Member of the Secretariat
In office 27 November 1978 – 24 August 1991
Personal details
Born	(1931-03-02) 2 March 1931 (age 81) Privolnoye, Stavropol Krai, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Political party	Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1950–1991) Social Democratic Party of Russia (2001–2004) Union of Social Democrats (2007–present) Independent Democratic Party of Russia (2008–present)
Spouse(s)	Raisa Gorbachova (d. 1999)
Alma mater	Moscow State University
Profession	Lawyer
Religion	See religious affiliation
Signature
Website	The Gorbachev Foundation

Economic growth and regression^[17]
Year	Indicators	Growth (in %)
1986	GNP growth	4.1
	Internal debt as % GDP	20
	Budget deficit as % GDP	–2.4
	Balance payments in convertible currencies (US dollars billions)	0.637
1987	GNP growth	1.3
	Internal debt as % GDP	22
	Budget deficit as % GDP	–6.2
	Balance payments in convertible currencies (US dollars billions)	–2.3
1988	GNP growth	2.1
	Internal debt as % GDP	36
	Budget deficit as % GDP	–8.8
	Balance payments in convertible currencies (US dollars billions)	–0.72
1989	GNP growth	1.5
	Internal debt as % GDP	43
	Budget deficit as % GDP	–11
	Balance payments in convertible currencies (US dollars billions)	–3.7
1990	GNP growth	–12
	Internal debt as % GDP	55
	Budget deficit as % GDP	–14
	Balance payments in convertible currencies (US dollars billions)	–11.8
1991	GNP growth	–13
	Internal debt as % GDP	—
	Budget deficit as % GDP	–20
	Balance payments in convertible currencies (US dollars billions)	—

Party political offices
Preceded by Konstantin Chernenko	General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union 1985–1991	Succeeded by Vladimir Ivashko (Acting)
Political offices
Preceded by Andrei Gromyko as Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet	Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet (1988–1989) Chairman of the Supreme Soviet (1989–1990) President of the Soviet Union (1990–1991) 1988–1991	Succeeded by Office abolished
Awards and achievements
Preceded by Award created	Recipient of The Ronald Reagan Freedom Award 1992	Succeeded by Colin Powell

Persondata
Name	Gorbachev, Mikhail
Alternative names	Горбачёв, Михаи́л Серге́евич (Russian); Gorbačëv, Mihail Sergeevič (alternate transliteration); Gorbachyov, Mikhail Sergeyevich (alternate transliteration)
Short description	leader of the Soviet Union
Date of birth	2 March 1931
Place of birth	Privolnoye, Russia
Date of death	living
Place of death	living

Ronald Reagan

40th President of the United States
In office January 20, 1981 – January 20, 1989
Vice President	George H. W. Bush
Preceded by	Jimmy Carter
Succeeded by	George H. W. Bush
33rd Governor of California
In office January 2, 1967 – January 6, 1975
Lieutenant	Robert Finch Edwin Reinecke John Harmer
Preceded by	Pat Brown
Succeeded by	Jerry Brown
Personal details
Born	Ronald Wilson Reagan (1911-02-06)February 6, 1911 Tampico, Illinois, U.S.
Died	June 5, 2004(2004-06-05) (aged 93) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Resting place	Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, Simi Valley, California, U.S. 34°15′35.5896″N 118°49′11.301″W / 34.259886°N 118.81980583°W / 34.259886; -118.81980583
Political party	Republican (1962–2004)
Other political affiliations	Democratic (Before 1962)
Spouse(s)	Jane Wyman (1940–1949) Nancy Davis (1952–2004)
Children	Maureen Christine Michael Patti Ron
Alma mater	Eureka College
Religion	Disciples of Christ later Presbyterian
Signature
Military service
Service/branch	United States Army United States Army Air Forces
Years of service	1937–45
Rank	Captain

Date	Event	Approval (%)	Disapproval (%)
March 30, 1981	Shot by Hinckley	73	19
January 22, 1983	High unemployment	42	54
April 26, 1986	Libya bombing	70	26
February 26, 1987	Iran-Contra affair	44	51
January 20, 1989	End of presidency	64
n/a	Career Average	57	39
July 30, 2001	(Retrospective)^[302]	64	27

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Persondata
Name	Reagan, Ronald Wilson
Alternative names	Ronald Reagan
Short description	American actor and politician, 33rd Governor of California, 40th President of the United States
Date of birth	1911-02-06
Place of birth	Tampico, Illinois, U.S.
Date of death	2004-06-05
Place of death	Bel-Air, Los Angeles, California, U.S.

The Right Honourable The Baroness Thatcher LG OM PC FRS

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
In office 4 May 1979 – 28 November 1990
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Deputy	William Whitelaw Geoffrey Howe
Preceded by	James Callaghan
Succeeded by	John Major
Leader of the Opposition
In office 11 February 1975 – 4 May 1979
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Prime Minister	Harold Wilson James Callaghan
Preceded by	Edward Heath
Succeeded by	James Callaghan
Leader of the Conservative Party
In office 11 February 1975 – 28 November 1990
Preceded by	Edward Heath
Succeeded by	John Major
Secretary of State for Education and Science
In office 20 June 1970 – 4 March 1974
Prime Minister	Edward Heath
Preceded by	Edward Short
Succeeded by	Reginald Prentice
Member of Parliament for Finchley
In office 8 October 1959 – 9 April 1992
Preceded by	John Crowder
Succeeded by	Hartley Booth
Personal details
Born	Margaret Hilda Roberts (1925-10-13) 13 October 1925 (age 86) Grantham, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom
Political party	Conservative
Spouse(s)	Denis Thatcher (married 1951–2003, his death)
Children	Carol Thatcher Mark Thatcher
Residence	Chester Square
Alma mater	Somerville College, Oxford Inns of Court
Profession	Chemist Lawyer
Religion	Church of England (Since 1951)^[1] Methodism (Before 1951)
Signature

GDP and public spending by functional classification	% change in real terms 1979/80 to 1989/90^[77]
GDP	+23.3
Total government spending	+12.9
Law and order	+53.3
Employment and training	+33.3
Health	+31.8
Social security	+31.8
Transport	−5.8
Trade and industry	−38.2
Housing	−67.0
Defence	−3.3^[78]

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by John Crowder	Member of Parliament for Finchley 1959–1992	Succeeded by Hartley Booth
Political offices
Preceded by Patricia Hornsby-Smith	Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Pensions 1961–1964 Served alongside: Richard Sharples (1961–1962) Lynch Maydon (1962–1964)	Succeeded by Harold Davies
Preceded by Patricia Hornsby-Smith		Succeeded by Norman Pentland
Preceded by Edward Short	Secretary of State for Education and Science 1970–1974	Succeeded by Reginald Prentice
Preceded by Edward Heath	Leader of the Opposition 1975–1979	Succeeded by James Callaghan
Preceded by James Callaghan	Prime Minister of the United Kingdom 1979–1990	Succeeded by John Major
	First Lord of the Treasury 1979–1990
	Minister for the Civil Service 1979–1990
Party political offices
Preceded by Edward Heath	Leader of the Conservative Party 1975–1990	Succeeded by John Major
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Ronald Reagan	Chair of the G8 1984	Succeeded by Helmut Kohl
Awards
Preceded by Bob Hope	Recipient of the Ronald Reagan Freedom Award 1998	Succeeded by Billy Graham
Academic offices
Preceded by François Mitterrand	College of Europe Orateur 1988	Succeeded by Jacques Delors
Honorary titles
Preceded by Edward Heath	Oldest living British Prime Minister 2005–present	Incumbent
Order of precedence in England and Wales
Preceded by Baroness Chalker of Wallasey as a Baroness	Ladies as a Baroness	Succeeded by Baroness Jay of Paddington as a Baroness
Order of precedence in Scotland
Preceded by Baroness Chalker of Wallasey as a Baroness	Ladies as a Baroness	Succeeded by Baroness Jay of Paddington as a Baroness
Order of precedence in Northern Ireland
Preceded by Baroness Chalker of Wallasey as a Baroness	Ladies as a Baroness	Succeeded by Baroness Jay of Paddington as a Baroness

Persondata
Name	Thatcher, Margaret Hilda, Baroness Thatcher
Alternative names	Roberts, Margaret Hilda
Short description	Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1979–1990)
Date of birth	13 October 1925
Place of birth	Grantham, England
Date of death
Place of death

Rand Paul

United States Senator from Kentucky
Incumbent
Assumed office January 3, 2011 Serving with Mitch McConnell
Preceded by	Jim Bunning
Personal details
Born	Randal Howard Paul (1963-01-07) January 7, 1963 (age 49) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Kelley Ashby Paul (m. 1990)
Relations	Ron Paul Carol Wells Paul (parents)
Children	William, Robert, and Duncan
Residence	Bowling Green, Kentucky
Alma mater	Baylor University (1981–1984) Duke University (M.D., 1988)
Occupation	Ophthalmologist (Physician), Politician
Religion	Presbyterian^[1] (baptized Episcopalian)
Website	paul.senate.gov Rand Paul 2010

United States Senate
Preceded by Jim Bunning	United States Senator (Class 3) from Kentucky January 5, 2011 Served alongside: Mitch McConnell	Incumbent
Party political offices
Preceded by Jim Bunning	Republican Party nominee for U.S. Senator from Kentucky (Class 3)	Most recent
United States order of precedence
Preceded by Ron Johnson R-Wisconsin	*United States Senators by seniority* 97th	Succeeded by Richard Blumenthal D-Connecticut

Persondata
Name	Paul, Rand
Alternative names
Short description	American physician and politician
Date of birth	January 7, 1963
Place of birth	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Date of death
Place of death

Fidel Castro

Castro in 2003
First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba
In office October 3, 1965 – April 19, 2011
Deputy	Raúl Castro
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Raúl Castro
15th President of Cuba
In office December 2, 1976 – February 24, 2008*
Prime Minister	Himself
Vice President	Raúl Castro
Preceded by	Osvaldo Dorticós Torrado
Succeeded by	Raúl Castro
16th Prime Minister of Cuba
In office February 16, 1959 – February 24, 2008
President	Manuel Urrutia Lleó Osvaldo Dorticós Torrado Himself
Preceded by	José Miró Cardona
Succeeded by	Raúl Castro
7th and 23rd Secretary-General of the Non-Aligned Movement
In office September 16, 2006 – February 24, 2008
Preceded by	Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
Succeeded by	Raúl Castro
In office September 10, 1979 – March 6, 1983
Preceded by	Junius Richard Jayawardene
Succeeded by	Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
Personal details
Born	Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz (1926-08-13) August 13, 1926 (age 85) Birán, Cuba
Political party	Communist Party of Cuba
Spouse(s)	Mirta Diaz-Balart (1948–1955) Dalia Soto del Valle (1980–present)
Relations	(siblings) Raúl Castro Enma Castro Agustina Castro Ramon Castro Ruz Angelita Castro
Children	Fidel Ángel Castro Diaz-Balart Alina Fernández-Revuelta Alexis Castro-Soto Alejandro Castro-Soto Antonio Castro-Soto Angel Castro-Soto Alex Castro-Soto Jorge Angel Castro Francisca Pupo
Alma mater	University of Havana
Profession	Lawyer
Religion	Deist^[1]
Signature
*Acting presidential powers were transferred to Raúl Castro from July 31, 2006.


Grau and Prío, two Cuban presidents whose administrations were marked by corruption, political repression and obedience to U.S. interests. Castro protested against both of them whilst a student.

		Castro in Washington, D.C., arriving at the MATS Terminal (left) and visiting the Lincoln Memorial (right).
Castro in Washington, D.C., arriving at the MATS Terminal (left) and visiting the Lincoln Memorial (right).

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Party political offices
New office	First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba Incapacitated in 2006 1961–2011	Succeeded by Raúl Castro
Political offices
Preceded by José Miró Cardona	Prime Minister of Cuba 1959–1976	Position abolished
Preceded by Osvaldo Dorticós Torrado as President of Cuba	President of the Council of State of Cuba Incapacitated in 2006 1976–2008	Succeeded by Raúl Castro
Preceded by Himself as Prime Minister	President of the Council of Ministers of Cuba Incapacitated in 2006 1976–2008	Succeeded by Raúl Castro
Military offices
New office	Commander-in-Chief of the Revolutionary Armed Forces Incapacitated in 2006 1959–2008	Succeeded by Raúl Castro
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Junius Richard Jayewardene	Secretary-General of the Non-Aligned Movement 1979–1983	Succeeded by Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
Preceded by Neelam Sanjiva Reddy	Secretary-General of the Non-Aligned Movement Incapacitated in 2006 2005–2008	Succeeded by Raúl Castro

Persondata
Name	Castro, Fidel
Alternative names	Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz
Short description	President of Cuba
Date of birth	August 13, 1926
Place of birth	Birán, Holguín Province, Cuba
Date of death
Place of death

Famous quotes by Mikhail Gorbachev:

"My life's work has been accomplished. I did all that I could."

"I am a Communist, a convinced Communist! For some that may be a fantasy. But to me it is my main goal."

"It would be naive to think that the problems plaguing mankind today can be solved with means and methods which were applied or seemed to work in the past. . ."

"Surely, God on high has not refused to give us enough wisdom to find ways to bring us an improvement in relations between the two great nations on earth."

"Jesus was the first socialist, the first to seek a better life for mankind."

"Our enemy sees us clearly. They will not start a war. They're worried about one thing: If democracy develops here, if we succeed, we will win."

"More socialism means more democracy, openness and collectivism in everyday life."

"If what you have done yesterday still looks big to you, you haven't done much today."

"America must be the teacher of democracy, not the advertiser of the consumer society. It is unrealistic for the rest of the world to reach the American living standard."

"If not me, who? And if not now, when?"

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