Mikhail Gorbachev, the Soviet leader who ended cold war, dies at 91

Mikhail Gorbachev pushed for radical changes to Soviet economy at age 54. His overhaul, and policy of openness, unleashed a political avalanche that brought down the Berlin Wall and ended Soviet rule

Mikhail Gorbachev, the leader of the Soviet Union whose attempts to shake up his country’s political and economic system led to the collapse of the Communist superpower and the end of the Cold War, has died. He was 91.
 

The Interfax and state-run Tass news services cited the Moscow hospital where Gorbachev died. The Central Clinical Hospital said his death followed “a severe and prolonged illness,” according to Tass.

Gorbachev pushed for radical changes to the Soviet economy after he became Communist Party leader in 1985, at age 54. His overhaul, known as perestroika, and policy of openness, or glasnost, unleashed