Nobel Peace Prize Winners
Mikhail Gorbachev (1990)
Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev was selected "for his leading role in the peace process which today characterizes important parts of the international community." Gorbachev is seen here bowing his head in the Congress of People's Deputies shortly after Foreign Minister Edvard Shevardnadze announced his plan to resign, in Moscow, Dec. 20, 1990.
Author: CBS News Staff
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