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August Coup Collapse

Russia · Government / Government of Russia. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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Chronological records

1991

Boris Nikolayevich Yeltsin21 August 1991

Moscow · Government / Government of Russia

The hard-line coup collapses as military support shifts and resistance centered on the Russian White House succeeds.

Names involved

Boris Nikolayevich Yeltsin

Provenance

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