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Boris Pugo Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Boris Pugo, based on 7 World History Database records associated with Russia.

7 records1988–19915 events1 places

Chronological biography

1988

PerestroikaSeptember 1988
Government / Government of Russia

Andrey Gromyko retired from the Politburo, Yegor Ligachev was relieved of the ideology portfolio within the Politburos Secretariat, and Boris Pugo replaced Politburo member Mikhail Solomentsev as chairman of the powerful CPSU Party Control Committee

1990

Coup1990
Government / Government of Russia · Minister of Interior

Appointed Minister of the Interior, a leader of the August coup

Death of Boris Pugo1990
Government / Government of Russia · Minister of Interior

Commits suicide

Minister of Interior1990
Government / Government of Russia · Minister of Interior

Appointed Minister of the Interior, a leader of the August coup

1991

CoupAugust 1991
Government / Government of Russia · Minister of Internal Affairs · Moscow

Death of Boris Pugo, commits suicide during the attempted coud dEtat

Death of Boris PugoAugust 1991
Government / Government of Russia · Minister of Internal Affairs · Moscow

Death of Boris Pugo, commits suicide during the attempted coud dEtat

SuicideAugust 1991
Government / Government of Russia · Minister of Internal Affairs · Moscow

Death of Boris Pugo, commits suicide during the attempted coud dEtat

Titles and roles

Minister of Interior · Minister of Internal Affairs

Record provenance

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