Mikhail Gorbachev Age Died, Height, Parents, Cause Of Death, Wife, Children, Net Worth

Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev was a Russian and Soviet politician who served as the last leader of the Soviet Union.

Gorbachev who was born in Privolnoye, Stavropol Krai, to a poor peasant family of Russian and Ukrainian heritage defied all odds to become President of Russia/Soviet Union.

As the country’s head of state from 1988 to 1991, he served as;

• Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet from 1988 to 1989,
• Chairman of the Supreme Soviet from 1989 to 1990,
• General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1985 to 1991, and
• President of the Soviet Union from 1990 until the country’s dissolution in 1991.

Ideologically, Gorbachev initially adhered to Marxism–Leninism (an authoritarian communist ideology which holds that a two-stage communist revolution is needed to replace capitalism), but moved towards social democracy by the early 1990s.

Mikhail Gorbachev age died

Gorbachev was born on 2 March 1931 and died on 30 August 2022, aged 91.

Mikhail Gorbachev height

Gorbachev was of average height. He was 1.75m tall.

Mikhail Gorbachev parents

Gorbachev’s parents are Sergey Andreyevich Gorbachev and Maria Panteleyevna Gorbacheva.

Gorbachev’s relationship with his father was close while that of his mother was colder and punitive.

Gorbachev’s parents were poor, and lived as peasants. They married as teenagers in 1928, and in keeping with local tradition had initially resided in Sergey’s father’s house, an adobe-walled hut, before a hut of their own could be built.

Mikhail Gorbachev cause of death

What was Mikhail Gorbachev cause of death? Gorbachev’s exact cause of death has not been revealed. However, he died after a long illness.

“Gorbachev died this evening after a serious and long illness,” the Central Clinical Hospital in Moscow said late on Tuesday [Aug 30], as quoted by the Interfax, TASS and RIA Novosti news agencies.

Mikhail Gorbachev wife

Gorbachev was married to Raisa Maximovna Gorbacheva. She died on 20 September 1999, aged 67.

Mikhail Gorbachev children

Gorbachev and Raisa had one child, a daughter Irina Mikhailovna who was born on Jan. 6, 1957.

Mikhail Gorbachev net worth

What was Mikhail Gorbachev net worth? At time of death, Mikhail Gorbachev had an estimated net worth of $5 million, according to celebritynetworth.