siege of the Russian White House

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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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Predicate Object
instanceOf armed conflict ⓘ
constitutional crisis ⓘ
political crisis ⓘ
siege ⓘ
alsoKnownAs 1993 Russian White House siege ⓘ
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 ⓘ
Boris Yeltsin ⓘ
Pavel Grachev NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ruslan Khasbulatov ⓘ
conflict Boris Yeltsin vs. opponents in the Russian parliament ⓘ
coordinateLocation 55.757°N 37.583°E ⓘ
country Russian Federation ⓘ
linked to: Russia
endTime 1993-10-04 ⓘ
followedBy 1993 Russian constitutional referendum ⓘ
hasCause 1993 Russian constitutional crisis ⓘ
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 ⓘ
location Moscow ⓘ
Russian White House ⓘ
mediaCoverage extensive live television coverage in Russia ⓘ
numberOfCasualties hundreds wounded ⓘ
over 100 killed ⓘ
opponent Ruslan Khasbulatov ⓘ
Russian hardline parliamentarians ⓘ
Vice President Alexander Rutskoy ⓘ
supporters of the Supreme Soviet of Russia ⓘ
partOf 1993 Russian constitutional crisis ⓘ
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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1993 Russian constitutional crisis → hasPart → siege of the Russian White House ⓘ
Black October (Russia) → mainEvent → shelling of the Russian White House ⓘ
linked to: siege of the Russian White House
Black October (Russia) → mainEvent → storming of the Russian White House ⓘ
linked to: siege of the Russian White House