Raisa Maximovna Gorbacheva (Russian: Раи́са Макси́мовна Горбачёва tr. Raisa Maksimovna Gorbachyova, née Titarenko, Титаре́нко; 5 January 1932 – 20 September 1999) was a Soviet activist and philanthropist. She was the wife of Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev. Gorbacheva was the First Lady of the Soviet Union from October 1988 to December 1991.
Raisa Gorbacheva | |
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| First Lady of the Soviet Union | |
| In office 1 October 1988 – 25 December 1991 | |
| Preceded by | Lydia Gromyko |
| Succeeded by | Title abolished |
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| Born | Raisa Maximovna Titarenko 5 January 1932 Rubtsovsk, Altai Krai, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Died | 20 September 1999 (aged 67) Münster, Germany |
| Spouse(s) | Mikhail Gorbachev (m. 1953–1999; her death); 1 child |
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| Children | Irina Mikhailovna Virganskaya |
| Alma mater | Moscow State University[1] |
| Profession | Philosopher |
Gorbacheva suffered from a stroke in October 1993.[2] She was diagnosed with leukemia and died on 20 September 1999 at Münster University Hospital in Germany, aged 67.
References
change- ↑ Gorbachev's Revolution, p. 55
- ↑ Schmemann, Serge (3 November 1993). "Gorbachev, Energetic, Chatty, but Not Yet Political". The New York Times. p. 3.
Other websites
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Media related to Raisa Gorbachyova at Wikimedia Commons
- Raisa Gorbacheva biography at the Gorbachyov Foundation website
- Raisa Gorbachev's life in pictures, BBC News
- Profile of Alexandra Titarenko (Raisa Gorbachev's mother)
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