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- The plotters had little support among the broader political and military establishment, however, and the coup collapsed in a matter of days. The coup attempt fatally undermined Gorbachev’s political standing and accelerated the collapse of the Soviet Union.
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On December 25, 1991, Gorbachev resigned the presidency of the Soviet Union, which ceased to exist that same day. 1991 Soviet coup attempt, (August 19–21, 1991), attempt by Communist hard-liners to seize control of the Soviet Union by holding Pres. Mikhail Gorbachev captive.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
The 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt, also known as the August Coup, [b] was a failed attempt by hardliners of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU) to forcibly seize control of the country from Mikhail Gorbachev, who was Soviet President and General Secretary of the CPSU at the time.
- 18-22 August 1991 (5 days)
- Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Nov 24, 2009 · On August 18, 1991, Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev is placed under house arrest during a coup by high-ranking members of his own government, military and police forces.
- Missy Sullivan
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Aug 20, 2011 · Two men who stood shoulder to shoulder with Boris Yeltsin to defy the attempted hardline coup in Moscow in 1991 look back on the critical hours when Russian democracy was saved - and share their...
Oct 25, 2024 · Soviet Union - Coup, Gorbachev, 1991: Rumours of a coup against Gorbachev were rife in Moscow throughout the spring and summer of 1991. The military, the KGB, and conservative communists were alarmed at the turn of events.
The coup attempt brought to the surface widespread dissatisfaction with the Communist system. By the end of 1991 the Soviet Union has been replaced by the Commonwealth of...
Aug 18, 2011 · Bridget Kendall recalls an air of theatre as the coup against Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev unfolded in Moscow in August 1991, and wonders whether it could possibly have succeeded.
