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State Committee for the State of Emergency

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State Committee for the State of Emergency

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Hard-line officials announce an emergency takeover

📅 19 August 1991

A self-declared State Committee for the State of Emergency detained Gorbachev in Crimea and attempted to halt reform. The coup leaders aimed to preserve central authority but met resistance from...