Alexander Filimonov (Cossack)
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Aleksandr Petrovich Filimonov | |
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Born | Grigoropolisskaya stanitsa, Kuban oblast, Russian Empire | 14 September 1866
Died | 4 August 1948 Osijek, Yugoslavia (now Croatia) | (aged 81)
Allegiance | Kuban People's Republic |
Years of service | 1917–1919 |
Rank | Ataman |
Aleksandr Filimonov (Russian: Алекса́ндр Филимо́нов; 1866–1948) was an ataman of the Kuban People's Republic in 1917–1919[1].
He and his Kuban Cossacks joined the White Army during the Russian Civil War, but after disagreements with Anton Denikin, he stepped down as Ataman in December 1919, and emigrated to Yugoslavia.
References
- ^ Jonathan D. Smele (2015). Historical Dictionary of the Russian Civil Wars, 1916-1926. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 399. ISBN 978-1-442-25281-3.