Boris Yeltsin (as President of the RSFSR) in 1991

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President of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic head of state political officeholder

Boris Yeltsin (as President of the RSFSR) in 1991 was the reformist Russian leader who spearheaded the dismantling of Soviet communist rule and paved the way for the Russian Federation’s post-Soviet transition.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	President of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic ⓘ head of state ⓘ political officeholder ⓘ
assertedAuthorityOver	Soviet military units in and around Moscow during the August 1991 coup attempt ⓘ
calledFor	mass resistance to the August 1991 coup plotters ⓘ
capital	Moscow ⓘ
constitutionalStatus	first popularly elected head of the RSFSR ⓘ
country	Russian SFSR ⓘ surface form: Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
election	1991 Russian presidential election ⓘ
electionDate	1991-06-12 ⓘ
endTime	1991-12-25 ⓘ
followedBy	President of the Russian Federation ⓘ
historicalSignificance	pivotal figure in the dissolution of the Soviet Union ⓘ
ideologicalOrientation	anti‑communist dominance ⓘ pro‑market economic reforms ⓘ reformist ⓘ
inaugurationDate	1991-07-10 ⓘ
keyEvent	August 1991 Soviet coup attempt ⓘ surface form: 1991 Soviet coup d’état attempt Belavezha Accords ⓘ creation of the Commonwealth of Independent States ⓘ suspension of Communist Party activities in the RSFSR ⓘ transfer of Soviet powers to Russian institutions ⓘ
legalSystemContext	Soviet constitutional framework ⓘ
legislativeBody	Congress of People’s Deputies of the Russian SFSR ⓘ surface form: Congress of People’s Deputies of the RSFSR Supreme Soviet of the Russian SFSR ⓘ surface form: Supreme Soviet of the RSFSR
limited	powers of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union on Russian territory ⓘ
officeHeldBy	Boris Yeltsin ⓘ
opposed	State Committee on the State of Emergency in the USSR ⓘ surface form: State Committee on the State of Emergency (GKChP)
oversaw	initial phase of Russia’s post‑Soviet transition ⓘ
partyAffiliation	Communist Party of the Soviet Union ⓘ surface form: Russian Communist Party (until July 1990, background)
politicalContext	collapse of communist one‑party rule in the USSR ⓘ dissolution of the Soviet Union ⓘ
popularVoteShare	57.3% ⓘ
precededBy	Supreme Soviet of the Russian SFSR ⓘ surface form: office of Chairman of the Supreme Soviet of the RSFSR
promoted	political pluralism in Russia ⓘ sovereignty of the RSFSR over Soviet central authorities ⓘ transition from a planned economy toward a market economy in Russia ⓘ
publicAction	climbed on a tank outside the Russian White House during the August 1991 coup attempt ⓘ
relationshipWith	Mikhail Gorbachev as rival center of power ⓘ
residence	Kremlin ⓘ surface form: Moscow Kremlin
roleIn	dismantling of Soviet communist rule ⓘ emergence of the Russian Federation as a sovereign state ⓘ transfer of Soviet Union’s international recognition to Russia ⓘ
signed	Belavezha Accords ⓘ surface form: Alma‑Ata Protocol Belavezha Accords ⓘ decrees suspending Communist Party activities on Russian territory ⓘ
startTime	1991-07-10 ⓘ
vicePresident	Alexander Rutskoy ⓘ

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Communist Party of the Soviet Union → bannedBy → Boris Yeltsin (as President of the RSFSR) in 1991 ⓘ