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Union. ... In his farewell speech to the nation, Gorbachev indicated that the recent 
... Just after midnight on Christmas morning, the majority of German troops 
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declaration no. .... He kept the "power" ministries happy by promoting KGB Head 
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in 1989 .... the issues outlined in his resignation letter, criticized the slow pace of 
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retreat from the cold war and ... told a weary, anxious nation tonight that he was 
resigning as President and closing out the union. ... would 'not be a single 
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yesterday, as recorded ... my activities at the post of President of the Union of 
Soviet Socialist Republics. ... Published: December 26, 1991 ... This being my 
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inform... [DOC] [TLE] BBC ON THIS DAY | 25 | 1991: Gorbachev resigns as Soviet Union ... [PAR] Mikhail Gorbachev, leader of the Soviet Union for almost seven years, steps 
down from office. ... He announced his resignation in a 10 minute speech, 
broadcast live on ... at the post of president of the Union of Soviet Socialist 
Republics," he said. ... On 8 December the leaders of Ukraine, Russia and 
Belarus had met in... [DOC] [TLE] Moscow, December 25, 1991: The Last Day of the Soviet Union [PAR] Dec 25, 1991 ... DECEMBER 25, 1991: Mikhail Gorbachev walks to his Kremlin ... resignation 
documents before his speech rather than after, catching ... Nothing left for 
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history ... He won journalist of the year in Ireland for his reporting from the 
Soviet Union, and .... holding onto power for dear life and thinking after-me-the-
deluge. ... of the events leading up to Mikhail Gorbachev's resignation as 
President of the. [DOC] [TLE] 20 Years Since The Fall of the Soviet Union - The Atlantic [PAR] Dec 23, 2011 ... In order to bring about change, he introduced several reforms, ... December 25, 
2011 will mark the 20th anniversary of the fall of the ... Soviet soldiers patrol an 
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1991, demanding that Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev and his... [DOC] [TLE] December, 25 in history  Russiapedia [PAR] On December 25, 1991, Mikhail Gorbachev, the first and only President of the 
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that he was leaving his post concerned but hopeful, as

Question: The last leader of the USSR, he resigned his post on Dec. 25, 1991
Answer: Mikhail Gorbachev