Presidency of the USSR
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The Presidency of the USSR was the late-Soviet head-of-state institution, created under Mikhail Gorbachev’s reforms to centralize executive authority and formalize the office of president in the Soviet Union.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
constitutional office
→
head of state office → political institution → |
| aim |
to centralize executive authority in the USSR
→
to formalize a presidential system in the Soviet Union → |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
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|
| appointedBy |
Congress of People’s Deputies of the USSR
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|
| coexistedWith |
office of General Secretary of the CPSU
→
|
| country |
Soviet Union
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| createdUnder |
Mikhail Gorbachev’s political reforms
→
perestroika reforms → |
| dissolved |
1991
→
25 December 1991 → |
| distinctFrom |
General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
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|
| electionMethod |
indirect election by the Congress of People’s Deputies
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|
| firstOfficeHolder |
Mikhail Gorbachev
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|
| followedBy |
Presidency of the Russian Federation
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|
| hasPower |
appoint members of the Cabinet of Ministers of the USSR
→
appoint the Prime Minister of the USSR → conduct foreign policy on behalf of the USSR → declare states of emergency in the USSR → grant pardons → issue decrees and orders with the force of law → propose legislation to the Supreme Soviet of the USSR → sign international treaties → submit questions of national importance to all-Union referendums → |
| headOfStateOf |
Soviet Union
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|
| historicalContext |
collapse of the Soviet Union
→
late Soviet period → |
| inception |
15 March 1990
→
1990 → |
| lastOfficeHolder |
Mikhail Gorbachev
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|
| legalBasis |
1988–1990 constitutional amendments of the USSR
→
Constitution of the Soviet Union → |
| locatedIn |
Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic during its existence
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| numberOfOfficeHolders |
1
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| officeHolder |
Mikhail Gorbachev
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| partOf |
state structure of the Soviet Union
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|
| precededBy |
collective head-of-state system of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet
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|
| replaces |
Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR
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|
| role |
commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of the USSR
→
guarantor of the Soviet Constitution → head of state → representative of the USSR in international relations → |
| seat |
Kremlin
→
Moscow → |
| status |
abolished office
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|
| subordinateTo |
Congress of People’s Deputies of the USSR
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|
| termLength |
5 years
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|
Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR
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replacedBy |