Which one of the following statements are correct about disintegration of the Soviet Union?
A. The Communist Party hardliners staged an abortive coup against Gorbachev in August 1991.
B. Belarus becomes the first of the 15 Soviet republics to declare its independence.
C. Russian parliament declared its independence from the Soviet Union in 1990.
D. Fall of the Berlin Wall took place in 1989.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → A, C and D only
A. The Communist Party hardliners staged an abortive coup against Gorbachev in August 1991. Correct.
B. Belarus becomes the first of the 15 Soviet republics to declare its independence. Incorrect. Lithuania, not Belarus, was the first, in March 1990.
C. Russian parliament declared its independence from the Soviet Union in 1990. Correct. It did so in June 1990.
D. Fall of the Berlin Wall took place in 1989. Correct. The Wall fell in November 1989.
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