LatviaVēsture un kultūra 219 · Latvian history and culture
What event in Moscow in August 1991 allowed Latvia to declare full independence on 21 August?
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Kāds notikums Maskavā 1991. gada augustā ļāva Latvijai 21. augustā pasludināt pilnīgu neatkarību?
- aThe signing of a new USSR treatyJauna PSRS līguma parakstīšana
- bThe adoption of a new USSR constitutionPSRS jaunas konstitūcijas pieņemšana
- cA failed coup attemptNeizdevies valsts apvērsuma mēģinājumsCorrect answer
Why?
During the coup attempt in Moscow, on 21 August the Supreme Council (Augstākā padome) adopted the constitutional law on the statehood of Latvia. The new USSR treaty was not signed, because the organisers of the coup wanted to prevent it.
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