Coup in Russia, 1991
•An attempted coup d’etat takes place in Aug. 1991
•He is saved by Boris Yeltsin who became the effective leader of the country
•Gorbachev became a lame duck leader and Yeltsin made the final step to outlaw the Communist party in the Russian Republic
•Dec. 1, 1991 an independence vote is held in the Ukraine which voted in favour of independence
•This led to the formation of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and the end of the USSR
•He is saved by Boris Yeltsin who became the effective leader of the country
•Gorbachev became a lame duck leader and Yeltsin made the final step to outlaw the Communist party in the Russian Republic
•Dec. 1, 1991 an independence vote is held in the Ukraine which voted in favour of independence
•This led to the formation of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and the end of the USSR
Summary
This coup finally allowed Russia to be free of the Communist party and given the democratic right to vote among many other things.