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Ben Glaze & Alahna Kindred & Benedict Tetzlaff-Deas

Mikhail Gorbachev dead: Soviet Union's final leader who ended the Cold War dies aged 91

Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev has died aged 91.

Gorbachev is known for ending the Cold War without bloodshed but also for failing to prevent the collapse of the Soviet Union.

Russian agencies largely reported his death as coming "after a long and protracted disease" on Tuesday (August 30), citing hospital officials.

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