Bush televised address after Mikhail Gorbachev resignation

Title

Bush televised address after Mikhail Gorbachev resignation

Genre

Speech

TX Date

26 Dec 1991

Year of production

1991

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Duration

00:00:27

Description

Extract from US President George H. W. Bush’s televised address from the White House today, following Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev’s resignation. Bush pays tribute to Gorbachev for establishing the foundations of freedom in Russia and the other republics.

Contributors

George H. W. Bush

Keywords

USA; Russia; USSR; International relations; Political reform; Heads of state; Presidents; Civil and political rights; Resignation (political); Mikhail Gorbachev; East West relations; CIS countries

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