Wikipedia:Today's featured article/July 23, 2004

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The Russian constitutional crisis of 1993 began in earnest on September 21, when Russian President Boris Yeltsin dissolved the country's parliament and ordered a referendum on a new constitution. The parliament then deemed Yeltsin's presidency unconstitutional and appointed its own acting president. Tensions built quickly, and the representatives barricaded themselves in the parliament building, the "Russian White House." After ten days, Yeltsin, bolstered by support from the military, was able to seize the White House by force.

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