Raisa Gorbacheva | |
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Раиса Горбачёва | |
 Gorbacheva in 1985 | |
| First Lady of the Soviet Union | |
| In role 15 March 1990 – 25 December 1991 | |
| President | Mikhail Gorbachev |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Spouse of the General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union | |
| In role 11 March 1985 – 24 August 1991 | |
| Preceded by | Anna Chernenko |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Raisa Maximovna Titarenko 5 January 1932 Rubtsovsk, West Siberian Krai, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Died | 20 September 1999 (aged 67) Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
| Resting place | Novodevichy Cemetery |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 1 |
| Alma mater | Moscow State Pedagogical Institute |
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Raisa Maximovna Gorbacheva (Russian: Раи́са Макси́мовна Горбачёва, romanized: Raisa Maksimovna Gorbachyova, née Titarenko, Титаренко; 5 January 1932 – 20 September 1999) was a Soviet-Russian activist and philanthropist who was the wife of Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev.
She raised funds for the preservation of Russian cultural heritage, fostering of new talent, and treatment programs for children's blood cancer.