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John McCarthy speaks out on his arrival home (1991)
- Genre
- Speech
Freed hostage John McCarthy, who was held in the Lebanon for over 5 years claims the kidnappers want an end to the hostage situation and with the work of the UN - and particularly its Secretary General,...
Mikhail Gorbachev deposed (1991)
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- Speech
A statement read out on Moscow Radio this morning saying Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev has been replaced by Vice-President Gennady Yanayev because of health reasons. It turned out to be a coup.
Reaction after Mikhail Gorbachev deposed (1991)
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- News report; Interview; Speech; Press conference
Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev has been deposed, Tim Locke rounds up world reaction. Comment from political commentator Joe Adamov; former KGB officer Stanislav Levchenko on new Soviet leader Gennady...
Yanayev defends action after Gorbachev deposed (1991)
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- Press conference; Speech
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...
Yanayev on Gorbachev after deposing him (1991)
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- Press conference; Speech
After Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev was deposed, new leader and former Vice-President Gennady Yanayev, speaking to press through an interpreter, says Gorbachev is just very tired and needs time to...
Aid to USSR suspended after Gorbachev deposed (1991)
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- Speech
US President George H W Bush after Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev was deposed saying not only the United States but Europe as well will put aid to the USSR on hold.
John Major after Mikhail Gorbachev deposed (1991)
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- Speech
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.
Claims Gorbachev deposed due to ill-health (1991)
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- Speech
Moscow Radio reports on words of new Soviet President and former Vice-President Gennady Yanayev who has insisted Mikhail Gorbachev was removed merely because of his ill-health and they will work together...
Soviet opposition to coup grows (1991)
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- News report; Press conference; Speech
Tim Locke reports on Soviet opposition to the coup that deposed President Mikhail Gorbachev growing, rallying round Russian President Boris Yeltsin, the West removing aid to the USSR, rumours of an open...
Look back at USSR coup (1991)
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- News report; Interview; Speech; Music
Montage set to music of the coup on the Soviet Government leading to the break up of the Soviet Union. Speakers include people on the streets in the USSR; US President George H W Bush; former Prime Ministers...