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President of the Soviet Union
Head of state of the USSR in 1990–91; only held by Mikhail Gorbachev / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the head of state of the Soviet Union from 1990 to 1991. For the head of state from 1938 to 1989, see Presidium of the Supreme Soviet.
Not to be confused with the Premier of the Soviet Union.
The President of the Soviet Union (Russian: Президент Советского Союза, romanized: Prezident Sovetskogo Soyuza), officially the president of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (Президент Союза Советских Социалистических Республик), abbreviated as president of the USSR (Президент СССР),[3] was the head of state of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics from 15 March 1990 to 25 December 1991.
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President of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics | |
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Президент Союза Советских Социалистических Республик | |
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Presidium of the Supreme Soviet Government of the Soviet Union | |
Style | Mr. President (informal) His Excellency (diplomatic) Comrade Supreme Commander (military) |
Type | Head of state |
Residence | Kremlin Senate, Moscow[1] |
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Precursor | Presidium of the Supreme Soviet (as head of state) |
Formation | 15 March 1990; 34 years ago (1990-03-15) |
First holder | Mikhail Gorbachev |
Final holder | Mikhail Gorbachev |
Abolished | 25 December 1991; 32 years ago (1991-12-25) |
Succession | None (USSR dissolved)[lower-alpha 2] |
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Mikhail Gorbachev was the only person to occupy this office. Gorbachev was also General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union between March 1985 and August 1991. He derived an increasingly large share of his power from his position as president through his resignation as General Secretary following the 1991 coup d'état attempt.