Mikhail Gorbachev deposed

Title

Mikhail Gorbachev deposed

Genre

News report

TX Date

19 Aug 1991

Year of production

1991

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Duration

00:00:23

Description

Guardian journalist Jonathan Steele is in Moscow, from where he reports back on the Tass radio announcement that Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev has been deposed.

Contributors

Jonathan Steele

Keywords

Revolutions; USSR; Heads of state; Presidents; Political leaders; Moscow; Mikhail Gorbachev

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