Mikhail Moiseyev
Russian military officer and politician (1939–2022) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mikhail Alekseyevich Moiseyev (Russian: Михаил Алексеевич Моисеев; 22 January 1939 – 18 December 2022) was a Soviet-Russian military officer and politician. A member of the Communist Party, he served as commander of the 27th Guards Motor Rifle Division from 5 April 1978–21 June 1980, and Chief of the General Staff of the Soviet Armed Forces from 1988 to 1991.[1]
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Quick Facts Minister of Defense of the Soviet Union (acting), President ...
Mikhail Moiseyev | |
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Михаил Моисеев | |
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Minister of Defense of the Soviet Union (acting) | |
In office 22 August 1991 – 23 August 1991 | |
President | Mikhail Gorbachev |
Prime Minister | Vitaly Doguzhiyev (acting) |
Preceded by | Dmitry Yazov |
Succeeded by | Yevgeny Shaposhnikov |
Chief of the General Staff of the Soviet Armed Forces | |
In office 4 December 1988 – 23 August 1991 | |
Preceded by | Sergey Akhromeyev |
Succeeded by | Vladimir Lobov |
Personal details | |
Born | Mikhail Alekseyevich Moiseyev (1939-01-22)22 January 1939 Maly Iver [ru], Svobodnensky District, Amur Oblast, Khabarovsk Krai, Russian SFSR, USSR |
Died | 18 December 2022(2022-12-18) (aged 83) |
Political party | CPSU |
Education | Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Russia Blagoveshchensk Higher Tank Command School [ru] |
Occupation | Military officer |
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Moiseyev died on 18 December 2022, at the age of 83.[2]