Mikhail Sergeevich Gorbachev died this evening after a severe and prolonged illness,” the Central Clinical Hospital, Russia reported.
Gorbachev facilitated the reunification of Eastern and Western Germany.
The last president of the USSR, Mikhail Gorbachev, died at the age of 91 after a long illness, the Central Clinical Hospital reported.
The ex-president of the USSR turned 91 this year.