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Gorbachev was inducted into the Academy of Achievement in Washington D.C., in 2001.
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His Astrological sign is Pisces.
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In 1988, he was named Time Magazine's Man of the Year.
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He was the first leader to have been born after the Russian Revolution.
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In 1985, he was elected General Secretary of the Communist Party.
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In 1952, he joined the Communist Party of the Soviet Union at 21 years old.
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He was selected as a Representative to the Supreme Soviet in 1974.
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He got married to his wife, Raisa in September 1953.
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He attended Moscow University, the oldest university in Russia.
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In 1990, he won the Nobel Peace Prize.
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He was a member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.
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He was leader of the Soviet Union from 1985 until 1991.