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Former Soviet leader died at 91

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Mikhail Gorbachev, has played a central role in ending the Cold War

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He died of a "serious and protracted disease

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Policies of glasnost and perestroika helped the Soviet economy and liberalize society in the late 1980s,

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His policies helped soviet past and engage with Western leaders on arms control 

He was Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1990

He felt he belonged to a generation of children of World War II

In an interview, he said watching the Nazis occupy his village as a boy shaped his life.

He was a young star in the Communist Party

he had work with Western leaders like British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher

The Soviet leader was the world's cheerleader for communism

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