Mikhail Kolesnikov (politician)
General of the Army Mikhail Petrovich Kolesnikov (Russian: Михаил Петрович Колесников; 30 June 1939 – 26 March 2007) was a Russian Ground Forces officer and a member of Boris Yeltsin's administration that briefly served as acting Minister of Defense after Pavel Grachev was fired by Yeltsin.[1]
Kolesnikov also served as Chief of General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation from 1992 to 1995.
References
- ^ Михаил Колесников на сайте Министерства обороны Российской Федерации
External links
- NUPI entry
| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Viktor Dubynin | Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation 25 December 1992 – 1995 | Succeeded by Viktor Samsonov (acting) |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by Pavel Grachev | Defence Minister of the Russian Federation (acting) 1995 | Succeeded by Igor Rodionov |
