That evening, Gorbachev returned to Moscow, where he thanked Yeltsin and the protesters for helping to undermine the coup. At a subsequent press conference, he pledged to reform the Soviet Communist Party. Two days later, he resigned as its general secretary and called on the Central Committee to dissolve. Several members of the coup committed suicide; others were fired. Gorbachev attended a session of the Russian Supreme Soviet on 23 August, where Yeltsin aggressively criticized him for having appointed and promoted many of the coup members to start with.
That evening Gorbachev returned to Moscow where he thanked Yeltsin and the protesters for helping to undermine the coup At a subsequent press conference he pledged to reform the Soviet Communist Party Two days later he resigned as its general secretary and called on the Central Committee to dissolve Several members of the coup committed suicide; others were fired Gorbachev attended a session of the Russian Supreme Soviet on 23 August where Yeltsin aggressively criticized him for having appointed and promoted many of the coup members to start with