The last marshal of the Soviet Union Dmitry Yazov, who participated in a coup against then USSR leader Mikhail Gorbachev in 1991, has died, news agencies reported. Russia’s defence ministry said in a statement carried by agencies that Yazov had died in Moscow at the age of 95 following a “serious and prolonged illness”. Defence minister between 1987 and 1991, Yazov participated in a coup attempt against Gorbachev in August 1991, a year after being awarded the rank of marshal.
