Congress of People's Deputies of Russia

Congress Of People's Deputies Of Russia

The Congress of People's Deputies of the Russian SFSR (Russian: Съезд народных депутатов РСФСР) and since 1991 Congress of People's Deputies of the Russian Federation (Russian: Съезд народных депутатов Российской Федерации) was the supreme government institution in the Russian SFSR and Russian Federation from 16 May 1990 to 21 September 1993. It was elected on 4 March 1990 for a period of five years. It was dissolved without constitutional authority by presidential decree during the Russian constitutional crisis of 1993 and ended de facto when the Russian White House was attacked on 4 October 1993. The Congress was responsible for some of the most important events in the History of Russia during this period, such as declaration of independence of Russia from the USSR, the rise of Boris Yeltsin, and economic reforms.

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