GKChP

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GKChP was the hardline Soviet leadership group that attempted a coup against Mikhail Gorbachev in August 1991 to halt his reforms and preserve the USSR.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf coup plotter group
political organization
alsoKnownAs State Committee on the State of Emergency
chairman Gennady Yanayev
consequence acceleration of the dissolution of the Soviet Union
strengthening of Boris Yeltsin's political position
country Soviet Union
countryOfFormation Soviet Union
dateDissolved 1991-08-22
dateFounded 1991-08-18
event 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt
fullName Gosudarstvenny Komitet po Chrezvychaynomu Polozheniyu v SSSR
fullNameEnglish State Committee on the State of Emergency in the USSR
goal declare a state of emergency in the USSR
halt Mikhail Gorbachev's reforms
preserve the Soviet Union
historicalPeriod late Soviet period
ideology Soviet hardline communism
leader Gennady Yanayev
legalStatusAfterCoup declared unconstitutional
locationOfFormation Moscow
member Alexander Tizyakov NERFINISHED
Boris Pugo
Dmitry Yazov
Gennady Yanayev
Oleg Baklanov NERFINISHED
Valentin Pavlov NERFINISHED
Vasily Starodubtsev NERFINISHED
Vladimir Kryuchkov
membersFate arrested after coup failure
opposed Mikhail Gorbachev
New Union Treaty
glasnost policies
perestroika reforms
positionHeldByMembers Chairman of the KGB
Chairman of the Peasants' Union of the USSR
First Deputy Chairman of the Defense Council
Minister of Defense of the USSR
Minister of Internal Affairs of the USSR
President of the Association of State Enterprises
Prime Minister of the USSR
Vice President of the USSR
relatedTo August 1991 events in Moscow
dissolution of the Soviet Union
resultOfActions failure of the August 1991 coup attempt
shortName GKChP
significantEvent announcement of state of emergency in the USSR
significantEventDate 1991-08-19
significantPlace Moscow White House
linked to: Russian White House
usedMedium Soviet radio
Soviet state television

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