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Suicide

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

4Records
1936–2003Date range
3Named people
2Places

Chronological records

1936

Mikhail Tomsky1936

Government / Government of Russia

Death of Mikhail Tomsky, commits suicide. Commits suicide rather than face counter-revolutionary investigations

1991

Boris PugoAugust 1991

Moscow · Government / Government of Russia

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

2002

Vladimir Vladimirovich PutinDecember 2002

Grozny · Government / Government of Russia

Suicide bombers attack the HQ of the Government Grozny, 50 are killed

2003

Vladimir Vladimirovich PutinMay 2003

Government / Government of Russia

50 are killed during a suicide bombing of a Government building in Chechnya

Names involved

Boris PugoMikhail TomskyVladimir Vladimirovich Putin

Provenance

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