'Mr Gorbachev, tear down this wall' - quotes about the last Soviet leader


FILE PHOTO: Former Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev smiles during a news conference marking the 20th anniversary of Perestroika at the US Chamber of Commerce in Washington October 21, 2005. REUTERS/Jim Young

(Reuters) - Mikhail Gorbachev, the last Soviet leader, died on Tuesday at the age of 91, Russian news agencies reported. One of the most talked about people in the world, here are some quotes about him.

British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, BBC interview, December 14, 1984:

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