State Committee on the State of Emergency in the USSR
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The State Committee on the State of Emergency in the USSR was a group of hardline Soviet officials who attempted to seize power from Mikhail Gorbachev and halt his reforms during the failed August 1991 coup.
Aliases (4)
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coup committee
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political organization → |
| aimedAt |
halt of perestroika reforms
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overthrow of Mikhail Gorbachev → |
| alsoKnownAs |
GKChP
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Gosudarstvenny Komitet po Chrezvychaynomu Polozheniyu v SSSR → |
| announcedFrom |
Moscow
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| announcedOn |
1991-08-19
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| broadcast |
emergency decrees
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| chairman |
Gennady Yanayev
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| claimedReason |
Gorbachev’s alleged inability to perform his duties for health reasons
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| consequence |
acceleration of the dissolution of the Soviet Union
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| country |
Soviet Union
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| declaredStateOfEmergencyIn |
Moscow
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USSR → |
| deployed |
Soviet troops in Moscow
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| dissolvedAsResultOf |
failure of 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt
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| endTime |
1991-08-22
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| historicalPeriod |
late Soviet period
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| ideology |
Soviet conservatism
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| leader |
Gennady Yanayev
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| legalStatusAfterCoup |
declared unconstitutional
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| member |
Alexander Tizyakov
NERFINISHED
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Boris Pugo → Dmitry Yazov → Oleg Baklanov NERFINISHED → Valentin Pavlov NERFINISHED → Vasily Starodubtsev NERFINISHED → Vladimir Kryuchkov → |
| membersArrested |
1991-08-22
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| nativeName |
Государственный комитет по чрезвычайному положению в СССР
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| notableFor |
attempt to reverse political and economic reforms in the USSR
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triggering mass protests in Moscow → |
| opposedBy |
Boris Yeltsin supporters
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Russian SFSR leadership → |
| opposedReform |
glasnost
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perestroika → |
| opposedTo |
Boris Yeltsin
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Mikhail Gorbachev → |
| partOf |
Soviet central government apparatus
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| politicalPosition |
hardline communist
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| result |
failure of the August 1991 coup
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| seizedControlOf |
Soviet media outlets
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| significantEvent |
1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt
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| startTime |
1991-08-18
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| targetedOfficeHolder |
President of the USSR
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Referenced by (8)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Boris Pugo
("State Committee on the State of Emergency")
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Vladimir Kryuchkov ("State Committee on the State of Emergency") → |
memberOf |
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Gennady Yanayev
("State Committee on the State of Emergency")
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affiliatedWith |
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State Committee on the State of Emergency in the USSR
("Gosudarstvenny Komitet po Chrezvychaynomu Polozheniyu v SSSR")
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alsoKnownAs |
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Oleg Baklanov
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associatedWith |
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State Committee on the State of Emergency in the USSR
("Государственный комитет по чрезвычайному положению в СССР")
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nativeName |
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Boris Yeltsin (as President of the RSFSR) in 1991
("State Committee on the State of Emergency (GKChP)")
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opposed |
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August 1991 Soviet coup attempt
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organizedBy |