Gennady Yanayev

Rarity: Uncommon

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History and politics

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What Wikipedia says

Gennady Ivanovich Yanayev (Russian: Геннадий Иванович Янаев; 26 August 1937 – 24 September 2010) was a Russian politician and disputed President of the Soviet Union for three days during the August 1991 coup d'état attempt. He was ultimately arrested for his role in the coup and later pardoned.

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