Vice President of the Soviet Union

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The Vice President of the Soviet Union was a short-lived, high-ranking state office created in the final years of the USSR to serve as the formal deputy to the President.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf political office
vice presidential office
appliesToJurisdiction Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
linked to: Soviet Union
appointedBy Congress of People’s Deputies of the Soviet Union
constitutionalRole assumed presidential duties in case of incapacity of the President
deputy to the President of the Soviet Union
country Soviet Union
dissolved 1991
endTime 1991-12-25
establishedDuring perestroika period
establishedUnderLeader Mikhail Gorbachev
firstHolder Gennady Yanayev
followedBy no direct successor office after dissolution of the USSR
governmentalRank one of the highest state offices in the Soviet Union
headquartersLocation Kremlin
hierarchicalPosition deputy to the President of the Soviet Union
inception 1990
languageOfOfficialName Russian
lastHolder Gennady Yanayev
legalBasis Constitution of the Soviet Union (1977, amended 1990)
legislatedBy Congress of People’s Deputies of the Soviet Union
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
linked to: Russian SFSR
methodOfSelection election by the Congress of People’s Deputies of the Soviet Union
notableEventInvolvingOffice 1991 Soviet coup d’état attempt
numberOfOfficeHolders 1
officeCreatedBy constitutional amendments of 1990 in the Soviet Union
officeHeldByHeadOfGovernmentOrState deputy to the President of the Soviet Union
officeHolderDuring1991 Gennady Yanayev
officeStatus abolished
officeType national vice presidency
officialNameInRussian Вице-президент СССР
onlyHolder Gennady Yanayev
partOf Presidency of the Soviet Union
executive branch of the Soviet Union
positionHeldIn government of the Soviet Union
reasonForEnd dissolution of the Soviet Union
replaces First Deputy Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR
scopeOfJurisdiction entire territory of the Soviet Union
seat Moscow
shortDescription short-lived high-ranking state office in the final years of the USSR
startTime 1990-03-15
subordinateTo President of the Soviet Union
timePeriod late Soviet period

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Gennady Yanayev positionHeld Vice President of the Soviet Union
President of the Soviet Union hasPart Vice President of the Soviet Union
Vice President of the Soviet Union officialNameInRussian Вице-президент СССР
linked to: Vice President of the Soviet Union