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Congress of People's Deputies of the Soviet Union
Government body in the Soviet Union / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Congress of People's Deputies of the Soviet Union (Russian: Съезд народных депутатов СССР, romanized: Sʺezd narodnykh deputatov SSSR) was the highest body of state authority of the Soviet Union from 1989 to 1991.[1]
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Congress of People's Deputies of the Soviet Union Съезд народных депутатов СССР | |
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History | |
Established | 25 May 1989; 35 years ago (25 May 1989) |
Disbanded | 5 September 1991; 32 years ago (5 September 1991) |
Preceded by | Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union |
Succeeded by | State Council of the Soviet Union |
Structure | |
Seats | 2250 (1989) |
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Political groups | Composition after the 1989 election: Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1,958) Independents (292) |
Elections | |
Direct election | |
Meeting place | |
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Kremlin Palace of Congresses, Moscow Kremlin |
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