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Former Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev has died at the age of 91.

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Former Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev has died at the age of 91.

Mr Gorbachev is best known for opening up the USSR and for bringing the Cold War to a peaceful end, but he was unable to prevent his country collapsing in 1991.

News organisations quoted a statement from Russia's Central Clinical Hospital as saying he died after a long illness.

Tributes have flowed from world leaders and politicians following his death.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson said: “In a time of Putin’s aggression in Ukraine, his tireless commitment to opening up Soviet society remains an example to us all.”

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