Soviet and Russian military leader and business figure (1942–2020)
In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Ivanovich and the family name is Shaposhnikov.
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Yevgeny Shaposhnikov
Евгений Шапошников
Shaposhnikov in 1991
Commander-in-Chief of the CIS Armed Forces
In office 14 February 1992 – 26 September 1993
Preceded by
Post established
Succeeded by
Post abolished
Minister of Defence
In office 29 August 1991[1] – 14 February 1992
Premier
Ivan Silayev
Preceded by
Dmitry Yazov
Succeeded by
Post abolished
Personal details
Born
(1942-02-03)3 February 1942 Rostov Oblast, Soviet Union
Died
8 December 2020(2020-12-08) (aged 78) Moscow, Russia
Resting place
Troyekurovskoye Cemetery, Moscow
Nationality
Soviet, Russian
Other political affiliations
Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1963–1991)
Military service
Allegiance
Soviet Union Russia
Branch/service
Soviet Air Forces Russian Air Force
Years of service
1963–1993
Rank
Marshal of the aviation
Commands
16th Air Army Soviet Air Force
Battles/wars
Soviet–Afghan War
Yevgeny Ivanovich Shaposhnikov (Russian: Евгений Иванович Шапошников; 3 February 1942 – 8 December 2020) was a Soviet and Russian military leader and business figure. He was awarded the rank of Marshal of Aviation in 1991. He was the final Minister of Defense of the Soviet Union.
^Постановление Верховного Совета СССР от 29 августа 1991 г. N 2370-I «О членах Кабинета Министров СССР»
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