5h 59min, aug 21, 1991 y - Coup against Gorbachev fails
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Soviet coup d'état attempt, also known as the August Coup, was an attempt by members of the Soviet Union's government to take control of the country from Soviet President and General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev.
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