Mikhail Moiseyev

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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
Moiseyev in 2014
Minister of Defense of the Soviet Union (acting)
In office
22 August 1991 – 23 August 1991
PresidentMikhail Gorbachev
Prime MinisterVitaly Doguzhiyev (acting)
Preceded byDmitry Yazov
Succeeded byYevgeny Shaposhnikov
Chief of the General Staff of the Soviet Armed Forces
In office
4 December 1988 – 23 August 1991
Preceded bySergey Akhromeyev
Succeeded byVladimir 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
Died18 December 2022(2022-12-18) (aged 83)
Political partyCPSU
EducationMilitary Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Russia
Blagoveshchensk Higher Tank Command School [ru]
OccupationMilitary officer

Moiseyev died on 18 December 2022, at the age of 83.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ Reznik, B. (24 August 1991). "Михаил Моисеев поддерживал ГКЧП. А ныне — во главе Министерства обороны?". Debri-DV (in Russian). Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Памяти генерала армии Моисеева Михаила Алексеевича". kvrk.milportal.ru (in Russian). 18 December 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
Military offices
Preceded by Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Soviet Union
December 1989 - 23 August 1991
Succeeded by