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'''Alexander Lebed''' ([[April 20]], [[1950]] - [[April 28]], [[2002]]) was a [[Russia]]n [[general]] and [[politician]]. He was very popular for his honesty and effectiveness, and at the time of his death many people thought he would be the next [[President of Russia]]. He was killed in a [[Mi-8]] [[helicopter]] crash in [[April 2002]]. |
'''Alexander Lebed''' ([[April 20]], [[1950]] - [[April 28]], [[2002]]) was a [[Russia]]n [[general]] and [[politician]]. He was very popular for his honesty and effectiveness, and at the time of his death many people thought he would be the next [[President of Russia]]. He was killed in a [[Mi-8]] [[helicopter]] crash in [[April 2002]]. |
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Alexander Lebed had come to Russian national attention after the [[Soviet Coup of 1991]], in which a conspiracy of old-guard Communist hard-liners sought to usurp [[Mikhail Gorbachev]]'s government and reverse his reforms. At the height of the crisis, the Red Army had been ordered by the Communist hard-liners to surround the White House, the seat of the Russian [[Duma]]. The conflict essentially ended when General Lebed refused to order his tanks to fire upon the building and [[Boris Yeltsin]], |
Alexander Lebed had come to Russian national attention after the [[Soviet Coup of 1991]], in which a conspiracy of old-guard Communist hard-liners sought to usurp [[Mikhail Gorbachev]]'s government and reverse his reforms. At the height of the crisis, the Red Army had been ordered by the Communist hard-liners to surround the White House, the seat of the Russian [[Duma]]. The conflict essentially ended when General Lebed refused to order his tanks to fire upon the building and [[Boris Yeltsin]], the president of [[Russian SFSR]] at that time, was able to exit the building and read a speech against the conspiracy on top of one of Lebed's tanks. |
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Revision as of 11:27, 11 August 2004
Alexander Lebed (April 20, 1950 - April 28, 2002) was a Russian general and politician. He was very popular for his honesty and effectiveness, and at the time of his death many people thought he would be the next President of Russia. He was killed in a Mi-8 helicopter crash in April 2002.
Alexander Lebed had come to Russian national attention after the Soviet Coup of 1991, in which a conspiracy of old-guard Communist hard-liners sought to usurp Mikhail Gorbachev's government and reverse his reforms. At the height of the crisis, the Red Army had been ordered by the Communist hard-liners to surround the White House, the seat of the Russian Duma. The conflict essentially ended when General Lebed refused to order his tanks to fire upon the building and Boris Yeltsin, the president of Russian SFSR at that time, was able to exit the building and read a speech against the conspiracy on top of one of Lebed's tanks.