siege of the Russian White House

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armed conflict constitutional crisis political crisis siege

The siege of the Russian White House was a violent military standoff in Moscow in October 1993, when government forces surrounded and shelled the Russian parliament building during a power struggle between President Boris Yeltsin and his opponents.

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Label	Occurrences
siege of the Russian White House canonical	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	armed conflict ⓘ constitutional crisis ⓘ political crisis ⓘ siege ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	1993 Russian White House siege NERFINISHED ⓘ 1993 Russian constitutional crisis ⓘ
combatant	Interior Ministry troops ⓘ Russian Army units ⓘ armed supporters of the parliament ⓘ forces loyal to President Boris Yeltsin ⓘ special forces units ⓘ
commandedBy	Alexander Rutskoy NERFINISHED ⓘ Boris Yeltsin NERFINISHED ⓘ Pavel Grachev NERFINISHED ⓘ Ruslan Khasbulatov NERFINISHED ⓘ
conflict	Boris Yeltsin vs. opponents in the Russian parliament ⓘ
coordinateLocation	55.757°N 37.583°E ⓘ
country	Russia ⓘ surface form: Russian Federation
endTime	1993-10-04 ⓘ
followedBy	1993 Russian constitutional referendum ⓘ
hasCause	1993 Russian constitutional crisis NERFINISHED ⓘ conflict over the 1978 Russian constitution ⓘ dissolution of the Congress of People’s Deputies and Supreme Soviet by Boris Yeltsin ⓘ power struggle between President Boris Yeltsin and the Russian parliament ⓘ
hasEffect	deepened political polarization in Russia ⓘ set precedent for use of military force in internal political conflicts in post-Soviet Russia ⓘ
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	Moscow Oblast NERFINISHED ⓘ
location	Moscow ⓘ Russian White House NERFINISHED ⓘ
mediaCoverage	extensive live television coverage in Russia ⓘ
numberOfCasualties	hundreds wounded ⓘ over 100 killed ⓘ
opponent	Ruslan Khasbulatov NERFINISHED ⓘ Russian hardline parliamentarians ⓘ Vice President Alexander Rutskoy NERFINISHED ⓘ supporters of the Supreme Soviet of Russia ⓘ
partOf	1993 Russian constitutional crisis NERFINISHED ⓘ
result	adoption of a new Russian constitution ⓘ consolidation of power by President Boris Yeltsin ⓘ defeat of the armed opposition in the Russian parliament ⓘ strengthening of presidential powers in Russia ⓘ
significantEvent	shelling of the Russian White House by tanks ⓘ storming of the Russian White House by government forces ⓘ
startTime	1993-10-03 ⓘ
usedMilitaryEquipment	armored personnel carriers ⓘ artillery ⓘ small arms ⓘ sniper rifles ⓘ tanks ⓘ

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Subject: siege of the Russian White House
Description of subject: The siege of the Russian White House was a violent military standoff in Moscow in October 1993, when government forces surrounded and shelled the Russian parliament building during a power struggle between President Boris Yeltsin and his opponents.

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1993 Russian constitutional crisis → hasPart → siege of the Russian White House ⓘ