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Anatoly Kvashnin
former chief of the general staff of the armed forces of the Russian Federation / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
General of the Army Anatoly Vasiliyevich Kvashnin (Russian: Анатолий Васильевич Квашнин; 15 August 1946 – 7 January 2022) was a Russian general. He was the Chief of the Russian General Staff from 1997 to 2004.
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Anatoly Vasiliyevich Kvashnin | |
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Born | (1946-08-15)15 August 1946 Ufa, Bashkir ASSR, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
Died | 7 January 2022(2022-01-07) (aged 75) Moscow, Russia |
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Years of service | 1969–2004 |
Rank | Army General |
Commands held | General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation |
Battles/wars | War of Dagestan Second Chechen War |
Other work | Presidential Envoy to the Siberian Federal District |
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Kvashnin died from COVID-19 on 7 January 2022 in Moscow, at the age of 75.[1]