What Happened To Mikhail Gorbachev? How Did Mikhail Gorbachev Die?

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

Mikhail Gorbachev died on Tuesday, August 30 2022 at the age of 91, according to hospital officials in Moscow.

According to the hospital, he died after a “severe and prolonged illness,” having been under the constant supervision of doctors since the beginning of 2020.

Gorbachev’s will states that he will be buried next to his wife Raisa, who died in 1999, in Moscow’s Novodevichy Cemetery.

Gorbachev was the longest-reigning Russian ruler in history, outliving both Alexander Kerensky and the nominal leader of the USSR, Vasily Kuznetsov, who both lived to be 89.

Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed his condolences, according to Dmitry Peskov, Putin’s spokesman.

Other world leaders paid tribute to Gorbachev on Tuesday, with US President Joe Biden describing him in a statement as “a man of remarkable vision.”

Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, wrote on Twitter that Gorbachev’s role in ending the Cold War “opened the way for a free Europe. This legacy is one we will not forget.”