Gennady Yanayev
vice president of the Soviet Union from 1990 to 1991
Gennady Ivanovich Yanayev (26 August 1937 – 24 September 2010) was a Soviet politician. He was the vice president of the Soviet Union,. Yanayev served from 1990 to 1991.
Gennady Yanayev | |
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President of the Soviet Union[1] | |
In office 19 August – 21 August 1991 | |
President | Mikhail Gorbachev |
Vice President of the Soviet Union | |
In office 27 December 1990 – 21 August 1991 | |
President | Mikhail Gorbachev |
Preceded by | Anatoly Lukyanov (as vice head of state) |
Succeeded by | None (post abolished) |
Chairman of the All-Union Central Council of Trade Unions | |
In office April – July 1990 | |
Preceded by | Stephan A. Shalaev |
Succeeded by | None (post abolished) |
Personal details | |
Born | Perevoz, Gorky Oblast, Soviet Union | 26 August 1937
Died | 24 September 2010 Moscow, Russian Federation | (aged 73)
Political party | Communist Party of the Soviet Union |
Yanayev held several political positions. He served during the rules of Khrushchev, Brezhnev, Andropov and Chernenko. With the help of Mikhail Gorbachev, Yanayev was the last and only elected Vice President of the Soviet Union. He later served a President of the Soviet Union during the August Coup and led the GKChP to depose President Gorbachev. The coup ended after 3 days. Yanayev was arrested. In 1994 he was pardoned by the State Duma.
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