Mikhail Gorvbachev, who led the Soviet Union out of Communist rule, will speak later this year at Lafayette College.
According to an announcement posted on the school website, Gorbachev is scheduled to give an address Oct. 19 to mark the opening of the Oechsle Center for Global Education.
The center will be part of a new academic building that features, "faculty offices, seminar rooms, and state-of-the-art classrooms with international connectivity, in addition to space for public lectures and common areas to encourage dialogue about global issues."
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Gorbachev was general secretary of the Communist Party from 1985 to 1990, and president of the Soviet Union from 1900 to 1991. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1990.
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