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Video. It's 30 years since the failed coup to oust Soviet leader Gorbachev

Updated: 19/08/2021 - 18:59 GMT+2

The world held its breath 30 years ago when a group of senior Communist officials attempted to oust Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev and flooded Moscow with tanks. The August coup collapsed after just three days and precipitated the breakup of the Soviet Union.

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