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End of the Cold War

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What was the name of the Soviet leader who initiated reforms that led to the collapse of the Soviet Union?

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Mikhail Gorbachev
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Mikhail Gorbachev became the General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union in 1985 and introduced a series of reforms known as perestroika and glasnost, which ultimately led to the collapse of the Soviet Union.

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