Georgij Alafuzoff
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Finnish Military Intelligence Service |
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Biography
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He was born on 15 September 1953 in
In the 1950s, he was baptized in the Orthodox Church and studied at a Finnish-Russian school in Helsinki, after which he passed the university entrance exams. Assuming to continue his education in the humanities, he entered the University of Helsinki at the faculty of Russian language. He began his military service on 2 May 1973, and after completing his service in the town of Utti (near Kouvola), he entered to the officers' school in Hamina. In 1974 he was promoted to lieutenant, and in 1977 he graduated from the Naval Academy.
From 1977 to 1981, he taught at the naval school, where in 1979 he was promoted to senior lieutenant. In the early 80s, he returned to the Naval Academy, and by 1985, was promoted to captain. From 1987 to 1989, he studied at the high school for officers. In 1997, he studied at the Russian Academy of the General Staff, from which he graduated with honors. From 2007 to April 2013, he headed the military intelligence of the Finnish Defense Forces. On 17 December 2012 he was appointed head of the military intelligence of the European Union. On 6 December 2014 he was awarded the rank of Rear Admiral.[4]
In July 2019, the media reported that Alafuzoff was suspected of disclosing classified information about military intelligence, including those concerning Russia, in December 2017.[5][6]
Personal life
He has two children with his wife who he is currently divorced from.[citation needed] He has a son named Alexander (born 1987), who graduated from the Helsinki University of Technology with a degree in automation and technological systems.[citation needed] He also has a daughter named Anna-Maria (born 1991).[citation needed] He is fluent in Finnish, Russian and Swedish as his native languages, and also speaks English and Polish.[7][8]
References
- ^ "EUROPA - EU Whoiswho". Archived from the original on 2014-04-16. Retrieved 2014-04-16.
- ^ "Korkeaa ex-tiedustelupomoa epäillään tietovuototutkinnassa" (in Finnish). Yle. 12 July 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-04-16. Retrieved 2014-04-16.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Русская Финляндия: 100 лет – 100 судеб – от Сама Ванни до Ростислава Гольтгоера. yle.fi. Служба новостей Yle (2017-5-12). Дата обращения: 29 декабря 2018.
- ^ В Финляндии экс-глава военной разведки ЕС проходит подозреваемым по делу о публикации особо секретных данных. NEWSru, 12 июля 2019.
- ^ STT:n tiedot: Korkeaa ex-tiedustelupomoa epäillään tietovuototutkinnassa. «Helsingin Sanomat», 12 июля 2019.
- ^ HS Foreign — Tuesday 21.5.2002: Georgij Alafuzoff sees no reason to fear the Russian military Archived 2014-01-02 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ [dead link] http://www.ajkturku.net/cms/media/vetoakseli_01_2008_www.pdf (недоступная+ссылка)[permanent dead link]