Vyacheslav Tikhomirov

Vyacheslav Tikhomirov
Вячеслав Тихомиров
Tikhomirov (left) with Vladimir Rushailo and Vladimir Putin, March 2000
Commander-in-Chief of the Internal Troops of Russia
In office
22 January 2000 – 19 July 2004
Preceded byVyacheslav Ovchinnikov
Succeeded byNikolai Rogozhkin
Personal details
Born(1945-03-08)8 March 1945
Died(2014-12-03)3 December 2014
Resting placeTroyekurovskoye Cemetery
Alma materTashkent Higher All-Arms Command School
Frunze Military Academy
General Staff Military Academy
Military service
Allegiance
Branch/service Internal Troops
Years of service1963-2005
RankArmy general
CommandsInternal Troops of Russia
Ural Military District
Battles/warsTransnistria War
First Chechen War
Second Chechen War
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Vyacheslav Valentinovich Tikhomirov (Russian: Вячеслав Валентинович Тихомиров; March 8, 1945, Michurinsk, Tambov Oblast – December 3, 2014, Moscow) was a Soviet and Russian military officer who served as Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs and Commander-in-Chief of the Internal Troops of Russia. He held the rank of General of the Army.