1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt

Summary

1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt is an attempted coup d'état^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of attempted_coup_d_tat entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,859 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt is in the country of Soviet Union^[3].
• 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt's instance of is recorded as attempted coup d'état^[4].
• 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt's instance of is recorded as military coup^[5].
• August 1991 is named after 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt^[6].
• The location of 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt was Moscow^[7].
• 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt is a type of coup d'état^[8].
• 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt is part of Revolutions of 1989^[9].
• 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt's Commons category is recorded as 1991 coup d'état attempt in the Soviet Union^[10].
• 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt began on August 19, 1991^[11].
• 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt ended on August 21, 1991^[12].
• Among those involved in 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt was State Committee on the State of Emergency^[13].
• Among those involved in 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt was Gennady Yanayev^[14].
• A participant in 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt was Dmitry Yazov^[15].
• Among those involved in 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt was Vladimir Kryuchkov^[16].
• Among those involved in 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt was Valentin Pavlov^[17].
• Among those involved in 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt was Boris Pugo^[18].
• Among those involved in 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt was Oleg Baklanov^[19].
• Among those involved in 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt was Vasily Starodubtsev^[20].
• A participant in 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt was Ayaz Mutallibov^[21].
• A participant in 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt was Qahhor Mahkamov^[22].
• Among those involved in 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt was Saparmurat Niyazov^[23].
• 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt's topic's main category is recorded as Category:1991 Soviet coup attempt^[24].
• 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt's has effect is recorded as Declaration of Independence of Ukraine^[25].
• 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt's has effect is recorded as dissolution of the Soviet Union^[26].
• 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt's different from is recorded as 1993 Russian constitutional crisis^[27].

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Identity

1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt is part of Revolutions of 1989^[9].

Why It Matters

1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt ranks in the top 2% of attempted_coup_d_tat entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,859 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 83 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]