Who tried to seize control of the Soviet government in an attempted coup d’etat in 1991?

In August 1991, hard-line Soviet leaders opposed to Gorbachev’s reforms attempted a coup to take control of the government. Boris Yeltsin resisted the coup, while Gorbachev was among the leaders it sought to remove from power. Therefore, the correct choice is hard-line leaders.

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