The last year of his rule was disrupted when a group called the Gang of Eight tried to depose him in the August Coup.
The last year of his rule was disrupted when a group called the Gang of Eight tried to depose him in the August Coup. His accomplishments include the return of democratic selection in creating the Congress of People's Deputies, the signing of the INF arms limitation treaty and building diplomatic relationships with such leaders as Pierre Trudeau and Margaret Thatcher. After succeeding Konstantin Chernenko, he initiated liberal reforms in his country through programs he called glasnost and perestroika. For 10 points, name this Soviet leader who presided over the end of the Cold War.
The last year of his rule was disrupted when a group called the Gang of Eight tried to depose him in the August Coup.
Mikhail {Gorbachev}