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No RM, moved, 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt → Soviet coup attempt of 1991, December 14, 2006
No RM, moved, 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt → Anti-Soviet demonstrations in the USSR, May 31, 2012
No RM, moved, Anti-Soviet demonstrations in the USSR → 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt , May 31, 2012
RM, no consensus, 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt → August Coup, August 20, 2013 discussion
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Last sentence, first paragraph[edit]

Changed from "Although the coup collapsed in only three days and Gorbachev returned to power, the event crushed the Soviet leader's hopes that the union could be held together in at least a decentralized form." to "Although the coup collapsed in only three days and Gorbachev returned to power, the event seriously undermined the legitimacy of the CPSU and ultimately contributed to the collapse of the Soviet Union", as the coup did not 'crush' Gorbachev's hopes of preserving the Union - Gorbachev continued to try and hold together a loose Union of states until December, when Yeltsin organised the Belovezh meeting and effectively dissolved the Soviet Union behind Gorbachev's back. However, what the coup was instrumental in doing, was sealing the fate of the CPSU, the legitimacy of which by then no-one, even its previously-ardent supporter Gorbachev, could uphold.

Kernow1985 14:40, 13 May 2008 (GMT)

Albania, Angola, India, Laos and Sudan.[edit]

Were Albania, Angola, India, Laos and Sudan actually neutral during the coup d'etat attempt ? Did they really not support it? I find that hard to believe. More like Ethiopia than Angola. This is very useless, but I am done with this article.

Vladimir Putin actually is a defected KGB who oppose the coup[edit]

I have edited to say Vladimir Putin is one of the person who oppose the coup 112.119.174.62 (talk) 11:19, 19 June 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

He was certainly not a commander or leader back then. Mellk (talk) 13:44, 19 June 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

he seems a defected KGB (small)head 112.118.35.120 (talk) 00:01, 20 June 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

looks like your edit didn't survive verification and/or RS standards 50.111.216.187 (talk) 22:45, 1 December 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]