Head of state of the USSR in 1990–91; only held by Mikhail Gorbachev
This article is about the head of state of the Soviet Union from 1990 to 1991. For the head of state from 1938 to 1989, see Presidium of the Supreme Soviet.
Not to be confused with the Premier of the Soviet Union.
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President of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Президент Союза Советских Социалистических Республик
Flag of the President as the Commander-in-chief
Only office holder Mikhail Gorbachev 15 March 1990 – 25 December 1991[a]
Presidium of the Supreme Soviet Government of the Soviet Union
Style
Mr. President (informal) His Excellency (diplomatic) Comrade Supreme Commander (military)
Type
Head of state
Residence
Kremlin Senate, Moscow[1]
Appointer
Direct election (constitutional)[2][3]
Congress of People's Deputies (inaugurual holder)[4]
Precursor
Presidium of the Supreme Soviet (as head of state)
Formation
15 March 1990; 34 years ago (1990-03-15)
First holder
Mikhail Gorbachev
Final holder
Mikhail Gorbachev
Abolished
25 December 1991; 32 years ago (1991-12-25)
Succession
None (USSR dissolved)[b]
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The president of the Soviet Union (Russian: Президент Советского Союза, romanized: Prezident Sovetskogo Soyuza), officially the president of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (Президент Союза Советских Социалистических Республик), abbreviated as president of the USSR (Президент СССР),[3] was the head of state of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics from 15 March 1990 to 25 December 1991.
Mikhail Gorbachev was the only person to occupy this office. Gorbachev was also General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union between March 1985 and August 1991. He derived an increasingly greater share of his power from his position as president until he finally resigned as General Secretary after the 1991 coup d'état attempt.
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^O'Clery, Conor (2011). Moscow, December 25, 1991: The Last Day of the Soviet Union. New York: Public Affairs. p. 120. ISBN 9781610390125. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
^Remnick, David (15 March 1990). "GORBACHEV ELECTED PRESIDENT". The Washington Post. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
^ ab1977 Soviet Constitution with amendments of 1989–1990. Chapter 15.1: President of the Soviet Union Archived 16 February 2013 at the Wayback Machine
^Soviet Law from 14 March 1990 N 1360-I "On establishment of the Presidency of the Soviet Union and amendments and additions to the Constitution (Basic Law) of the Soviet Union". Article III
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