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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
No RM, moved, 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt → 1991 August Coup, May 29, 2020
RM, moved, 1991 August Coup → 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt, August 15, 2020 discussion
RM, moved, 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt, → 1991 Soviet coup attempt, January 25, 2024 discussion

Last sentence, first paragraph

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.

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.

Syria

At the time, Syria was pro-Iran and joined the U.S.-led multinational coalition during the 1990 Gulf War. Bashar al-Assad and Saddam Hussein have a long-term hostile relationship, so it is impossible for Syria to follow Iraq in supporting the Soviet coup during August 1991. so I recommend removing Syria from the list of coup supporters. Boston Mayflower (talk) 18:43, 23 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]