Viktor Yerin
Viktor Yerin | |
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Виктор Ерин | |
Minister of Internal Affairs | |
In office 15 January 1992 – 30 June 1995 | |
President | Boris Yeltsin |
Preceded by | Andrey Dunayev |
Succeeded by | Anatoly Kulikov |
Personal details | |
Born | General of the Army | January 17, 1944
Viktor Fyodorovich Yerin (
General of the Army who served as the country's first post-Soviet Minister of Internal Affairs (1992—1995). Hero of the Russian Federation
(1993).
Biography
Viktor Yerin began his career in Soviet
RSFSR. In January 1992, he became Russia's interior minister. In November 1992, he led an operative staff for re-establishing constitutional order in the Ossetian-Ingush conflict region. From December 1994 to January 1995 he was in charge of the activities of the Russian interior ministry troops in Chechnya. On 30 June 1995, after the failed operation to free hostages taken by Chechen terrorists in Budyonnovsk, Yerin had to resign (as did the then-FSB director Stepashin). On 5 July 1995, Yerin was assigned the position of deputy director of Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service
.
In 1993, Viktor Yerin was awarded the title Hero of the Russian Federation for his part in quelling the anti-Yeltsin rebellion in October 1993.[2]
Awards
- Order of the Red Star
- Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary since the Birth of Vladimir Il'ich Lenin"
- Medal "For Labour Valour"
- Medal "Veteran of Labour"
- Medal Defender of a Free Russia
See also
References
- ^ В Москве скончался уроженец Казани Виктор Ерин, возглавлявший в 90-е МВД России (in Russian)
- ^ "Президент России". 3 June 2011. Archived from the original on 3 June 2011. Retrieved 20 March 2018.