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Emergency Rule during October Crisis

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

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Chronological records

1993

Boris Nikolayevich Yeltsin3 October 1993

Moscow · Government / Government of Russia

Declares emergency measures in Moscow as armed clashes escalate between the presidency and parliamentary opponents.

Names involved

Boris Nikolayevich Yeltsin

Provenance

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