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Lola Christina Alao

Who was Mikhail Gorbachev’s wife, Raisa Gorbacheva?

The Gorbachevs were together for more than 45 years, until her death

(Picture: PA)

Tributes have been pouring in for Mikhail Gorbachev, the last Soviet president, who died aged 91, on Tuesday, August 30, after a long illness. His death was announced by multiple Russian news agencies, citing officials at the Central Clinical Hospital in Moscow.

Some made reference to the timing of his death being during the worst period of relations between Russia and the West since the end of the Cold War.

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