Anatoly Kvashnin
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Anatoly Vasiliyevich Kvashnin (Russian: Анатолий Васильевич Квашнин; 15 August 1946 – 7 January 2022) was a Russian military officer, who served as the Chief of the General Staff of Russian Armed Forces from 1997 to 2004, when he was dismissed by President Vladimir Putin. In the period 2004–2010, he was the Plenipotentiary Representative of the President of Russia in the Siberian Federal District.
Military career
Kvashnin graduated from the Kurgan Machine Building Institute with
In 1973, Kvashnin enrolled in the
After graduating from the academy in 1989, he was appointed deputy commander of the 28th Combined Arms Army in July of that year. In August 1992, he became deputy chief of the Main Operative Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. Since February 1993, Kvashnin was first deputy chief of the Main Operative Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.
During First Chechen War, Kvashnin took command of the Joint Grouping of Russian Forces in Chechnya in December 1994 following the relief of Colonel General Alexey Mityukhin for the initial Russian defeats, and remained in this position until 31 January 1995. In February 1995, he replaced Mityukhin as the commander of the North Caucasus Military District.
On 19 June 1997, Anatoly Kvashnin was appointed to the position of the
As Chief of the Russian General Staff he had some success in reforming the command structure for the strategic deterrent forces, but feuded with
On 10 June 2000, Kvashnin became a member of the Security Council of Russia.[4]
On 19 July 2004, Anatoly Kvashnin was released from the post of the Chief of the General Staff of Russian Armed Forces.[5] On 9 September 2004, Kvashnin was honorably discharged from military service.[6] He was listed in the inactive reserve until 2011 when he became a retired army general.
Later life and death
On 9 September 2004, Kvashnin was appointed to the post of the
Kvashnin held a candidate of sciences degree in sociological sciences (1997), a doctor of sciences degree in military sciences (2004) and was a corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Rocket and Artillery Sciences.[11]
In the last years of his life Kvashnin lived in Novosibirsk with his family. Kvashnin died on 7 January 2022, at the age of 75, from COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Russia.[12] He was buried in the Federal Military Memorial Cemetery on 10 January 2022.[13]
Honours and awards
- Hero of the Russian Federation (27 October 1999)
- Order of Merit for the Fatherland;
- 2nd Class
- 3rd Class (19 July 2004) – for great contribution to strengthening national defence and many years of conscientious service
- 4th Class
- Order of Courage
- Order of Honour(21 August 2006) – a contribution to strengthening Russian statehood and many years of conscientious service
- Order for Service to the Homeland in the Armed Forces of the USSR
- 3rd Class
- Medal "In Commemoration of the 850th Anniversary of Moscow"
- Medal of Merit in the All-Russia Census
- Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary since the Birth of Vladimir Il'ich Lenin"
- Medal "Veteran of the Armed Forces of the USSR"
- Medal "For development of virgin lands"
- Jubilee Medal "50 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR"
- Jubilee Medal "60 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR"
- Jubilee Medal "70 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR"
- Medal "June 12, 1999 Bosnia-Kosovo" from nickel-silver for Number 1 (2000, Russian Ministry of Defence)
- Medal "For Military Merit"
- 1st Class
- Medal "For Strengthening Military Cooperation"
- Medal "For diligence in carrying out engineering tasks"
- Order of the Holy Prince Daniel of Moscow (Russian Orthodox Church, 2000)
- Officer of the National Order of the Legion of Honour (France, 2004)
- Order of the Yugoslav Star (Serbia and Montenegro, 2003–2006)
- Honorary Citizen of Makhachkala (2000)
References
- ^ "Анатолий Васильевич Квашнин. Биография". 14 May 2008.
- ^ О Квашнине А.В. (Decree 629) (in Russian). President of Russia. 19 June 1997.
- ^ "Биография Анатолия Квашнина". TASS (in Russian). 7 January 2022. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
- ^ О назначении Квашнина А.В. членом Совета Безопасности Российской Федерации (Decree 1097) (in Russian). President of Russia. 10 June 2000.
- ^ О Квашнине А.В. (Decree 912) (in Russian). President of Russia. 19 July 2004.
- ^ О Квашнине А.В. (Decree 1151) (in Russian). President of Russia. 9 September 2004.
- ^ О полномочном представителе Президента Российской Федерации в Сибирском федеральном округе (Decree 1152) (in Russian). President of Russia. 9 September 2004.
- ^ О присвоении квалификационных разрядов федеральным государственным служащим Администрации Президента Российской Федерации (Decree 1579) (in Russian). President of Russia. 20 December 2004.
- ^ О Квашнине А.В. (Decree 1115) (in Russian). President of Russia. 9 September 2004.
- ^ О внесении изменений в состав Совета Безопасности Российской Федерации, утверждённый Указом Президента Российской Федерации от 25 мая 2008 г. N 836 (Decree 1143) (in Russian). President of Russia. 20 September 2004.
- ^ "Анатолий Квашнин: Биография". Lenta.ru.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
- ^ "В Подмосковье прошло прощание с бывшим начальником Генштаба ВС РФ Квашниным" (in Russian). tvzvezda.ru. 10 January 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
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