Dissolution of the Soviet Union - Gorbachev resigned as the party's general secretary
Time: Saturday Aug 24, 1991
Place: Russia
Details: On August 24, 1991, Gorbachev dissolved the Central Committee of the CPSU, resigned as the party's general secretary, and dissolved all party units in the government.
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