Yanayev defends action after Gorbachev deposed
- Title
- Yanayev defends action after Gorbachev deposed
- Genre
- Press conference; Speech
- TX Date
- 19 Aug 1991
- Year of production
- 1991
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- Duration
- 00:00:33
- Description
- After Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev was deposed, new leader and former Vice-President Gennady Yanayev, speaking to press through an interpreter, says the takeover and strict public control measures are necessary to stop the USSR sliding further into chaos.
- Contributors
- Gennady Yanayev
- Keywords
- Revolutions; Interethnic relations; USSR; Political reform; Heads of state; Presidents; Political leaders; Mikhail Gorbachev
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