Mikhail Moiseyev
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]
Mikhail Moiseyev | |
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 Moiseyev in 2014 | |
| 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 22 January 1939 Maly Iver, Svobodnensky District, Amur Oblast, Khabarovsk Krai, Russian SFSR, USSR |
| Died | 18 December 2022 (aged 83) |
| Political party | CPSU |
| Education | Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Russia Blagoveshchensk Higher Tank Command School |
| Occupation | Military officer |
Moiseyev died on 18 December 2022, at the age of 83.[2]
References
- Reznik, B. (24 August 1991). "Михаил Моисеев поддерживал ГКЧП. А ныне — во главе Министерства обороны?". Debri-DV (in Russian). Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- "Памяти генерала армии Моисеева Михаила Алексеевича". kvrk.milportal.ru (in Russian). 18 December 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
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