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Mikhail Sergeyevich was a Russian and former Soviet politician.

The eighth and final leader of the Soviet Union

he was the General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1985 until 1991.

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The Soviet Union, officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

A flagship communist state, it was nominally a federal union of fifteen national republics

It was the largest country in the world, covering over 22,402,200 square kilometers (8,649,500 sq mi)

spanning eleven time zones.

Capital and largest city: Moscow

Leader  

• 1922–1924: Vladimir Lenin

• 1924–1953: Joseph Stalin

• 1953: Georgy Malenkov

• 1953–1964 : Nikita Khrushchev

• 1964–1982: Leonid Brezhnev

• 1982–1984: Yuri Andropov

• 1984–1985: Konstantin Chernenko

• 1985–1991: Mikhail Gorbachev

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Currency: Soviet ruble (Rbl) (SUR)

ND7-5-2023

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2021 NATO Withdrawal from Afghanistan

1. Taliban Offensive: The Taliban launched a major insurgent offensive in May 2021, capturing many areas, including those near Kabul Airport by July.
2. Turkey's Role: Turkey announced plans to provide security at Kabul Airport during this period.
3. Fall of Kabul: On 15 August 2021, the Taliban captured Afghanistan's capital, Kabul, completing their takeover.

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Warren Buffett is often considered the world's best investor of modern times.

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The landlocked mountainous region of Nagorno-Karabakh is the subject of an unresolved dispute between Azerbaijan,

in which it lies, and its ethnic Armenian majority, backed by neighbouring Armenia

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The full form of UPS is Uninterruptible Power Supply.

UPS is a type of power supply system with an integrated battery 

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ND8-1-2023

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Iran threatened to withdraw from the Treaty on the NPT if European countries bring alleged violations of the historic nuclear deal with world powers to the United Nations Security Council.

The Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, commonly known as the Non-Proliferation Treaty or NPT,

NPT stands for Non-Proliferation Treaty

NPT signed: 1968

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• Founder: Jeff Bezos
• Current President & CEO: Andy Jassy
• CEO since: July 2021

Last verified on 28-08-2026

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The Hope Mars Mission, also called the Emirates Mars Mission, is the first uncrewed, interplanetary satellite  spearheaded by the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

In fact, the Hope satellite is the first planetary science mission led by an Arab-Islamic country 03-May-2021.

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• Year: 2014
• Referendum: 16 March 2014
• Russian accession agreement: 18 March 2014
• Context: Russian troops took control of the region following the Ukrainian Revolution of Dignity.