THE DAY IN HISTORY · OCTOBER 4
October 4 in history
What happened on October 4: 1 moment from the Maps of History atlases, in 1993, each linked to the map that shows it.
— Russian constitutional crisis
3–4 Oct 1993 — Yeltsin dissolved parliament, and its supporters stormed the mayor’s office and attacked the Ostankino television center. The next morning army tanks shelled the parliament building, and the deputies surrendered. Official counts put the dead at between about 150 and 190.
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