On August 19, 1991, a day before the New Union Treaty was to be signed devolving power to the republics, a group calling itself the " State Emergency Committee " seized power in Moscow declaring that Gorbachev was ill and therefore relieved of his position as president.

On August 19, 1991, a day before the New Union Treaty was to be signed devolving power to the republics, a group calling itself the " State Emergency Committee " seized power in Moscow declaring that Gorbachev was ill and therefore relieved of his position as president.

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