Mikhail Kolesnikov (politician)
Mikhail Kolesnikov | |
|---|---|
Михаил Колесников | |
| Minister of Defence Acting | |
| In office 18 June 1996 – 24 July 1996 | |
| Preceded by | Pavel Grachev |
| Succeeded by | Igor Rodionov |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 June 1939 |
| Died | 26 March 2007 (aged 67) |
| Resting place | Troyekurovskoye Cemetery |
| Alma mater | Omsk Armored Engineering Institute Malinovsky Military Armored Forces Academy General Staff Academy |
| Awards | |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Soviet Union (to 1991) Russia |
| Branch/service | Soviet Army Russian Ground Forces |
| Years of service | 1956–1999 |
| Rank | Army general |
| Unit | 27th Guards Motor Rifle Division 7th Guards Tank Division Group of Soviet Forces in Germany |
| Commands | 7th Guards Army Russian General Staff |
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Mikhail Petrovich Kolesnikov (30 June 1939 – 26 March 2007) was a Russian general of the army and a member of President Boris Yeltsin's administration who briefly served as acting Minister of Defense after Pavel Grachev was fired by Yeltsin.