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1945 The Yalta Conference, sometimes called the Crimea Conference and codenamed the Argonaut Conference, held February 4–11, 1945, was the World War II meeting of the heads of government of the United States, the United Kingdom and the Soviet Union, represented by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Premier Joseph Stalin, respectively, for the purpose of discussing Europe's post-war reorganization. The conference convened in the Livadia Palace near Yalta in Crimea. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yalta_Conference 1991 On 4 August, Gorbachev went on holiday to his dacha in Foros in the Crimea. He planned to return to Moscow in time for the New Union Treaty signing on 20 August. On 17 August the members of the GKChP met at a KGB guesthouse in Moscow and studied the treaty document. They believed the pact would pave the way to the Soviet Union's breakup, and decided that it was time to act. The next day, Baklanov, Boldin, Shenin, and USSR Deputy Defense Minister General Valentin Varennikov flew to the Crimea for a meeting with Gorbachev. They demanded that Gorbachev either declare a state of emergency or resign and name Yanayev as acting president to allow the members of the GKChP "to restore order" in the country.[10][14][15] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1991_Soviet_coup_d%27%C3%A9tat_attempt 2014 (Photo: Alexander Zemlianichenko, AP) Putin rebuffs West, signs treaty to annex Crimea Doug Stanglin and Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY 11:09 a.m. EDT March 18, 2014 To standing ovations and chants of "Russia, Russia," President Vladimir Putin told a joint session of parliament Tuesday that Crimea has "always been an integral part of Russia" then signed treaty paving the way for formal annexation of the Ukrainian Black Sea region. http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2014/03/18/russia-crimea-annexation/6554563/ . .