On December 25, 1991, Mikhail S.
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This event marked the official end of the Cold War which had imperiled the world for over four decades.
Gorbachev, the eighth and final leader of the Soviet Union, resigned as president of the Communist empire, turning power over to the new commonwealth that replaced it.
On December 25, 1991, Mikhail S