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1953-06-26

Beria Arrested at a Presidium Meeting of the Soviet Communist Party

113 days after Stalin's death, Marshal Zhukov led officers into the meeting venue and arrested Beria on the spot; he was executed later that December.

Location: Moscow, Soviet Union · Importance III · Verification: Verified · View causal chain →