Kolchak Coup

Kolchak Coup
	Part of the Russian Civil War
	; Admiral Kolchak at the center of his inner circle, 1918.
Date	18 November 1918
Location	Omsk, Russia
Result	Coup successful Alexander Kolchak becomes the Supreme Ruler of Russia;
Belligerents
Siberian Army 1st Siberian Cossack Regiment;	Provisional All-Russian Government Directory Security Battalion;
Commanders and leaders
Alexander Kolchak; Vyacheslav Volkov	Nikolai Avksentiev
Casualties and losses
	1 killed; battalion surrendered

The Kolchak Coup or Omsk Coup refers to the events of 18 November 1918, when members associated with the left wing of the Directory (Provisional All-Russian Government) were arrested by members of the White Army in Omsk and the subsequent decision of the All-Russian Council of Ministers to transfer sole supreme power to Alexander Kolchak, the Minister of Military and Naval Affairs.