Aftermath and Further Developments
The actual barricades remained on the streets of Riga for a long time; for example, those at the Supreme Soviet were removed only in the autumn of 1992. In March partially in response to January events and partially because of upcoming Soviet referendum on preservation of federation, which Latvia intended to boycott, a poll on independence was held with 3/4 of participants voting in favor of independence. Latvia faced further attacks of Pro-Soviet forces later in 1991 - on 23 May, when OMON launched attack on five Latvian border posts and during the Soviet coup attempt of 1991, when several strategic objectives guarded during the barricades were seized. The attempted coup prompted Latvian government, which originally had intended gradual secession from to declare full independence, which was recognized by Soviet Union on 6 September. The Soviet Union was dissolved in December.
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