End of the Soviet Union (dec 26, 1991 – dec 31, 1991)
Description:
On December 25, 1991, the Soviet hammer and sickle flag lowered for the last time over the Kremlin, thereafter replaced by the Russian tricolor. Earlier in the day, Mikhail Gorbachev resigned his post as president of the Soviet Union, leaving Boris Yeltsin as president of the newly independent Russian state.Website Used:
https://history.state.gov/milestones/1989-1992/collapse-soviet-union
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Date:
dec 26, 1991
dec 31, 1991
~ 5 days