Mikhail Kolesnikov (politician)

General of the Army Mikhail Petrovich Kolesnikov (Russian: Михаил Петрович Колесников; 30 June 1939 in – 26 March 2007) was a member of Boris Yeltsin's administration and briefly served as acting Defence Minister of the Russian Federation 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.

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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
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