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Gorbachev funeral to be held in Moscow on Saturday
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Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev waves from the parade review stand of the Lenin Mausoleum on Saturday, Nov. 7, 1987 in Moscow' s Red Square during the 70th anniversary of the Russian Revolution. (AP Photo/ Boris Yurchenko)
The funeral of last Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev — who has died at the age of 91 — will take place in Moscow on Saturday, Russian news agencies report citing Gorbachev’s daughter and his foundation.
The ceremony will be held on September 3 in the Moscow Hall of Columns, then Gorbachev will be buried at the prestigious Novodevichy cemetery, the Interfax news agency reports, citing Gorbachev’s daughter Irina.
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