Labels:text | screenshot | font | document | number OCR: CHRONOLOGY MARCH 2, 1931 Bom Mikhail Sergeevich Gorbachev into a peasant family in Privolnoye, southern Russia. 1952 Joins the Communist party (CP) and becomes active in the Young Communist League. JUNE 1955 Graduates in law from Moscow State University. APRIL 1970 Becomes the first secretary of the Stavropol CP. OCTOBER 1980 Achieves full membership of the Politburo, the youngest person ever to do so MARCH 13, 1985 Becomes Soviet leader after the death of Konstantin Cherenko. DECEMBER 10, 1987 Signs the Nuclear Arms Reduction Treaty with U.S. President Ronald Reagan. OCTOBER 15, 1990 Wins Nobel peace prize. DECEMBER 25, 1991 Resigns four days after the abolition of the Soviet Union.
