Writing Question (Past Perfect)

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<p>Original:
After a 1991 attempt to overthrow Mikhail Gorbechav failed, the power had shifted to Russian president Boris Yeltsin.</p>

<p>Correct:
After a 1991 attempt to overthrow Mikhail Gorbechav failed, the power (shifted) to Russian president Boris Yeltsin.</p>

<p>Why is the original not correct? There's two actions, the attempt failing and the power shifting, so why isn't the power (had shifted) correct?</p>

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<p>I’m pretty sure it’s because “had” is often used to show that something came before something else. But because the power shifted AFTER the attempt failed, it shouldn’t have the “had”</p>