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Gennady Ivanovich Yanayev (Russian: Геннадий Иванович Янаев; 26 August 1937 – 24 September 2010) was a Soviet politician. Yanayev's political career spanned the rules of Khrushchev, Brezhnev, Andropov and Chernenko, and culminated during the Gorbachev years. Yanayev was born in Perevoz, Gorky Oblast.
Sep 24, 2010 · Yanayev was one of the 12 members of the State Emergency Committee that tried to oust Mikhail Gorbachev in 1991, but failed due to public protests. He later claimed he was drunk when he declared himself president and denied affecting his judgment.
Gennady Ivanovich Yanayev, Soviet official and politician: born Perevoz, Russia 26 August 1937; Vice-President of the Soviet Union December 1990-August 1991, President 19-21 August 1991; death...
The coup leaders consisted of top military and civilian officials, including Vice President Gennady Yanayev, who together formed the State Committee on the State of Emergency (GKChP).
Sep 24, 2010 · Former Soviet Vice-President Gennady Yanayev, who led an abortive coup against Mikhail Gorbachev in 1991, has died in a Moscow hospital aged 73. The coup failed and Yanayev was arrested, but he was pardoned in 1994.
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Sep 24, 2010 · Gennady Yanayev, a leader of the abortive 1991 Soviet coup who briefly declared himself president replacing Mikhail Gorbachev, has died at age 73, Russia’s Communist Party announced Friday.
Yanayev was the USSR vice president who led the failed coup against Gorbachev in 1991. He resigned from the Central Committee and Politburo in 1990 and became a pension fund consultant after his arrest and amnesty.
