Gennady Yanayev

Gennady Ivanovich Yanayev (26 August 1937 – 24 September 2010) was a Soviet politician. He was the vice president of the Soviet Union,. Yanayev served from 1990 to 1991.

Gennady Yanayev
President of the Soviet Union[1]
In office 19 August – 21 August 1991
President	Mikhail Gorbachev
Vice President of the Soviet Union
In office 27 December 1990 – 21 August 1991
President	Mikhail Gorbachev
Preceded by	Anatoly Lukyanov (as vice head of state)
Succeeded by	None (post abolished)
Chairman of the All-Union Central Council of Trade Unions
In office April – July 1990
Preceded by	Stephan A. Shalaev
Succeeded by	None (post abolished)
Personal details
Born	(1937-08-26)26 August 1937 Perevoz, Gorky Oblast, Soviet Union
Died	24 September 2010(2010-09-24) (aged 73) Moscow, Russian Federation
Political party	Communist Party of the Soviet Union

Yanayev held several political positions. He served during the rules of Khrushchev, Brezhnev, Andropov and Chernenko. With the help of Mikhail Gorbachev, Yanayev was the last and only elected Vice President of the Soviet Union. He later served a President of the Soviet Union during the August Coup and led the GKChP to depose President Gorbachev. The coup ended after 3 days. Yanayev was arrested. In 1994 he was pardoned by the State Duma.