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What happened on --/------/----? |
19 August 1991 A group of senior call me as government officials known as the "Gang of eight" – organised to which removed Gorbachev from power. |
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How did the "Gang of eight"'s coup fair? |
Initially the coup was successful. Gorbachev, was away from the capital at the time and was prevented from returning to Moscow. |
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How did the "Gang of eight"'s coup fair? |
Initially the coup was successful. Gorbachev, was away from the capital at the time and was prevented from returning to Moscow. |
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What did the new government to declare once they successfully kept Gorbachev from getting to Moscow? |
The new government declared a state of emergency which overturned the freedom gained during perestroika and glasnost. |
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What did the new government to declare once they successfully kept Gorbachev from getting to Moscow? |
The new government declared a state of emergency which overturned the freedom gained during perestroika and glasnost. |
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How long did the new government last ("gang of eight") |
The new government lasted for three days. Boris Yeltsin, the future president of Russia, played a crucial role in defeating the coup. Yeltsin described the new government as "illegal" and called on the people of Moscow to resist the new regime. |
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In the end how did Gorbachev try to save the Soviet Union? |
Gorbachev's final attempt to save the SU was the introduction of a new constitution which was designed to give the soviet republics such as Latvia and Ukraine much greater independence.However, the leaders of these countries wanted full independence, and for this reason the constitution was ever accepted. As a result, Gorbachev officially announced the dissolution of the SU ad his resigation o 25 December 1991. |
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When did the Soviet union officially collapse? |
December 1991 |
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When did the Baltic states declared themselves independent? |
1990 this was accepted by the USSR. Leading to copycat demands all across the Soviet union. |
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What happened when Gorbachev returned to Moscow? |
On the 21st of August Gorbachev returned to Moscow and resumed his position as leader of Russia . Immediately following his return, Gorbachev announced that it was still his intention to save Soviet communism. However the coup had damaged Gorbachev s authority, while it had made Yeltsin a popular hero. |
