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The 1991 Soviet coup 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.
Anti-Party Group coup attempt in the Soviet Union: A group of leaders within the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, who would later be dubbed the "anti-party group" by Premier Nikita Khrushchev, unsuccessfully attempted to depose Khrushchev as General Secretary of the Party. Overthrow of provisional president Daniel Fignolé in Haiti.
Coup leaders flee Moscow. August 21, 13:29: Soviet Russian Parliament gives mandate to Yeltsin to arrest the coup leaders. August 21, 13:39: Military cadre agree to pull all troops from Moscow. August 21, 14:59: Coup leaders escape to Crimea. August 21, 15:20: Ministry of Defense announces that all troops are pulled out back to bases. August 21 ...
The 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt, occurring between 19 and 21 August 1991, was an attempt by the SCSE to take control of the country from then President of the Soviet Union, Mikhail Gorbachev. The SCSE were hard-line members of the Communist Party ( CPSU ) who were opposed to Gorbachev's reform program and the new union treaty he had ...
March 16, 1990: Coup attempt by police commissioner Paul Tohian against Prime Minister Rabbie Namaliu was caused by the situation in Bougainville and Tohian being drunk. [157] January 26, 2012: A coup attempt was led by retired colonel Yaura Sasa against disputed Prime Minister Peter O'Neill. This coup occurred amid the Papuan constitutional ...
The coup leaders also neglected to jam foreign news broadcasts, so many Muscovites watched it unfold live on CNN. Even the isolated Gorbachev was able to stay abreast of developments by tuning into the BBC World Service on a small transistor radio. [124] After three days, on 21 August 1991, the coup collapsed.
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The time period of around 1985–1991 marked the final period of the Cold War.It was characterized by systemic reform within the Soviet Union, the easing of geopolitical tensions between the Soviet-led bloc and the United States-led bloc, the collapse of the Soviet Union's influence in Eastern Europe, and the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991.