On June 12, 1990, the Congress of People's Deputies adopted the Declaration of State Sovereignty. On June 12, 1991, Boris Yeltsin was elected the first President. On December 8, 1991, heads of Russia, Ukraine and Belarus signed the Belavezha Accords. The agreement declared dissolution of the USSR by its founder states (i.e. denunciation of 1922 Treaty on the Creation of the USSR) and established the CIS. On December 12, the agreement was ratified by the Russian Parliament, therefore Russian SFSR denounced the Treaty on the Creation of the USSR and de facto declared Russia's independence from the USSR. COUNT 5
QSN1 On what date was the Declaration of State Sovereignty adopted? ANS1 June 12, 1990 QSN2 Who became president on June 12, 1991? ANS2 Boris Yeltsin QSN3 On what date were the Belavezha Accords signed? ANS3 December 8, 1991 QSN4 When did the Russian Parliament ratify the Belavezha Accords? ANS4 December 12 QSN5 What agreement did the Belavezha Accords supersede? ANS5 1922 Treaty on the Creation of the USSR