Pyotr Ivashutin | |
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Native name | Пётр Ива́нович Ивашу́тин |
Born | 18 September 1909 Brest-Litovsk, Russian Empire |
Died | 4 June 2002 Moscow, Russia | (aged 92)
Buried | Troyekurovskoye Cemetery |
Allegiance | Soviet Union |
Service/ | Red Army NKVD SMERSH MGB Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU) MVD KGB |
Years of service | 1931–1992 |
Rank | Army General |
Commands held | Temporary head of the KGB director of the Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU) |
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Pyotr Ivanovich Ivashutin (Russian: Пётр Ива́нович Ивашу́тин; 18 September 1909 – 4 June 2002) was a Soviet Army General and head of the state and military security organs, who was deputy chairman of the KGB (1954-1963), temporary acting head of the KGB in 1961 and the longest running head of the GRU.