Soviet 1991 coup attempt (1991): Yeltsin on the tank
[221] [desk-soviet-1991-0] hat became an accelerant -- the opposite of Chile 1973's successful seizure. The Novo-Ogaryovo union treaty wo et order it claimed to save. It destroyed the centre's remaining legitimacy. Ukraine's independence referendum Boris Yeltsin, president of the RSFSR, climbed on a tank outside the White House (the Russian parliament) and On a timeline, write the date and place o
Boris Yeltsin, president of the RSFSR, climbed on a tank outside the White House (the Russian parliament) and framed the committee as a junta. Military units hesitated; some crews fraternised with crowds. Three civilians died in a tunnel incident on the 21st. The committee collapsed. Pugo died by suicide; others were arrested.
The failed coup did not restore the Soviet order it claimed to save. It destroyed the centre's remaining legitimacy. Ukraine's independence referendum, the Belovezha accords, and the USSR's formal end on 26 December 1991 followed. English memory is Yeltsin-on-a-tank and CNN. Intensity was low; political impact in this atlas is among the highest. This is not a guide to seizing a capital.
A committee, a tank, and a union that ended August 1991 was a failed emergency that became an accelerant -- the opposite of Chile 1973's successful seizure. The Novo-Ogaryovo union treaty would have shifted power to republics. Hardliners in the KGB, army and cabinet chose a decree night rather than lose the centre on paper.
The timeline keeps year, place, and what moved. If “Yeltsin on the tank” is the movement, the figure is 08 and the year is 1991.1991
Figures to keep
- Year of the action
- 1991
- Figure in the record
- 08
- Action
- Soviet 1991 coup attempt
- Line of the front
- Yeltsin on the tank
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