Gorbachev appointed new Soviet Executive President

Title

Gorbachev appointed new Soviet Executive President

Genre

News report; Speech

TX Date

26 May 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:02:02

Description

Mikhail Gorbachev has consolidated his power with his election as the Soviet Union’s first Executive President, but the first session of the new-style parliament left some deputies disappointed, despite a heated televised debate in the Congress of People’s Deputies, unprecedented in seven decades of Soviet history. Sue Jameson reports from Moscow.

Contributors

Sue Jameson

Keywords

Elections; Politics; USSR; Political leadership; Presidents; Politicians; Mikhail Gorbachev; Congress of Soviets

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