John Major after Mikhail Gorbachev deposed
- Title
- John Major after Mikhail Gorbachev deposed
- Genre
- Speech
- TX Date
- 19 Aug 1991
- Year of production
- 1991
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- Duration
- 00:00:25
- Description
- Prime Minister John Major says, at Downing Street, ousting of Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev is a good old fashioned coup and the UK will coordinate responses with other Western countries.
- Contributors
- John Major
- Keywords
- Revolutions; USSR; Heads of state; Presidents; International cooperation; Political leaders; Mikhail Gorbachev
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