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General of the Army Mikhail Petrovich Kolesnikov (Russian: Михаил Петрович Колесников; 30 June 1939 in – 26 March 2007) was a member of Boris Yeltsin's administration and briefly served as acting Defence Minister of the Russian Federation after Pavel Grachev was fired by Yeltsin.[1]
Kolesnikov also served as Chief of General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation from 1992 to 1995.
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| Preceded by | Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation 25 December 1992 – 1995 |
Succeeded by Viktor Samsonov (acting)
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| Preceded by | Defence Minister of the Russian Federation (acting) 1995 |
Succeeded by |
