Russian president, parliament declare each other's power void; Yeltsin calls new assembly elections
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The Russian parliament appointed Aleksandr V. Rutskoi acting president after deciding that Yeltsin's dissolution of parliament and request for a new legislative assembly were considered a coup d'etat. Rutskoi said that armed conflict was possible.
Publication Name: Facts on File
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0014-6641
Year: 1993
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Excerpts from Yeltsin's address on dissolving parliament
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Russian Pres Yeltsin believes that Russia cannot remain peaceful unless political confrontation ends. He believes that Russia should hold presidential elections and declares that the people's deputies of the Russian Federation have no power.
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Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0014-6641
Year: 1993
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Russian Congress moves to curtail Yeltsin's power
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The Congress of People's Deputies, at a special session held Mar 10-13, 1993, decided to restrict the powers of Russian Pres Yeltsin. Yeltsin stated that this action threatened reform and democracy in Russia.
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Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0014-6641
Year: 1993
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