# Mikhail Gorbachev

As head of government

Mikhail Gorbachev, General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, was head of government when 1 recorded incident took place. The official who acted in each may be someone else; each incident names them.

## Tactics used

- [Detention and violence: 1](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents?leader=mikhail-gorbachev&tactic=detention_and_violence)

## Incidents

| Date | Incident | Country | Tactic | Outcome |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 30 August 1986 | [Soviet Union: arrest and seven-week detention of American correspondent Nicholas Daniloff in Moscow, 1986](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/1986-ussr-daniloff-moscow-arrest) | [Russia](https://thewaronnews.com/countries/ru) ([RSF 2026 rank: 172nd of 180](https://rsf.org/en/index)) | [Detention and violence](https://thewaronnews.com/tactics/detention_and_violence) | Reversed (29 September 1986) |

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