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Mikhail Gorbachevwas born on March 2, 1931, in the agricultural region of Starvropol. He attended Moscow University, were he studied law. In 1953 he married Raisa Titorenko, who was another University student. Then he returned to Starvropol, and began to move gradually upward in the Communist Party. Following the death of then communist leader Konstatin Chernenko in 1985, Gorbachev was elected General Secratary. As General Secratary, Gorbachev improved relations with United States president Ronald Reagan, and embarked on an extensive mission of political, economic, and social liberalization under the slogans of "Glasnost" which means "openness", and "Peresroika", meaning "restructuring". See also "Perestroika" and "Glasnost".

Mikhail Gorbachevwas born on March 2, 1931, in the agricultural region of Starvropol. He attended Moscow University, were he studied law. In 1953 he married Raisa Titorenko, who was another University student. Then he returned to Starvropol, and began to move gradually upward in the Communist Party. Following the death of then communist leader Konstatin Chernenko in 1985, Gorbachev was elected General Secratary. As General Secratary, Gorbachev improved relations with United States president Ronald Reagan, and embarked on an extensive mission of political, economic, and social liberalization under the slogans of "[[Glasnost]]" which means "openness", and "[[Peresroika]]", meaning "restructuring".