1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt
GPTKB entity
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:coup_d'état
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
4
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Boris_Yeltsin
|
| gptkbp:aftermath |
political reforms in Russia
|
| gptkbp:date |
August 19, 1991
|
| gptkbp:duration |
3 days
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| gptkbp:historical_context |
gptkb:Monarch
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt
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| gptkbp:influenced_by |
gptkb:glasnost
perestroika |
| gptkbp:is_aimed_at |
gptkb:historical_event
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| gptkbp:is_opposed_by |
gptkb:Russian_parliament
|
| gptkbp:is_organized_by |
State Committee for the State of Emergency
|
| gptkbp:key_event |
gptkb:Resistance_at_the_Russian_White_House
gptkb:August_Putsch gptkb:Formation_of_the_Commonwealth_of_Independent_States gptkb:Dissolution_of_the_Soviet_Union International condemnation Shift in global power dynamics Transition to a market economy End of the Soviet Union Rise of nationalist movements Declaration of State of Emergency Gorbachev's house arrest Gorbachev's return to power Boris Yeltsin's speech Changes in Russian foreign policy Coup leaders' arrest Emergency Committee's announcement End of the Cold War era End of the Communist Party's control Formation of the Russian Federation Formation of the Russian Supreme Soviet Impact on post-Soviet states Increased Western influence in Eastern Europe Legacy of the coup attempt Public rallies in support of democracy Tanks in Moscow Yeltsin's rise to power |
| gptkbp:key_figures |
gptkb:Mikhail_Gorbachev
gptkb:Boris_Yeltsin |
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Monarch
|
| gptkbp:media_coverage |
extensive
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| gptkbp:military_branch |
Soviet military
|
| gptkbp:outcome |
increased support for independence movements
|
| gptkbp:public_perception |
mass protests
|
| gptkbp:result |
failure
|
| gptkbp:significance |
led to the dissolution of the Soviet Union
|