1 ene 1985 año - Mikhail Gorbachev becomes President of Soviet Union

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Endorsed glasnost (political openness) and perestroika (reconstructing) which allowed a limited free enterprise. Realized their military would not match the US' and their resources were depleted. Glasnost was said to cause rebellion against Soviet domination and perestroika was said to challenge communist rule within the Soviet Union.