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Soviet President Gorbachev is removed from office in a coup and replaced by an "emergency committee". Meeting in emergency session, the NATO Council warns the Soviet Union of "serious consequences" if it abandons reform. Western aid programmes are suspended. Russian President Boris Yeltsin calls for a general strike while loyalist tanks flying Russian flags position themselves near the Russian parliament building.