1991 Soviet coup attempt
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The 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt, also known as the August Coup, was a failed attempt by hardliners of the Soviet Union's Communist Party to forcibly seize control of the country from Mikhail Gorbachev, who was Soviet President and General... Wikipedia
Dates: Aug 19, 1991 – Aug 22, 1991
Location: Soviet Union, Moscow, Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, and more