Yevgeny Shaposhnikov

Yevgeny Ivanovich Shaposhnikov (Russian: Евгений Иванович Шапошников; 3 February 1942 – 8 December 2020) was a Soviet and Russian military leader and business figure. He was awarded the rank of Marshal of Aviation in 1991.

Yevgeny Shaposhnikov
Евгений Шапошников
Commander-in-Chief of the CIS Armed Forces
In office
14 February 1992  24 September 1993
Preceded byPost established
Succeeded byPost abolished
Minister of Defence
In office
29 August 1991[1]  14 February 1992[2]
PremierIvan Silayev
Preceded byDmitry Yazov
Succeeded byPost abolished
Personal details
Born(1942-02-03)3 February 1942
Rostov Oblast, Soviet Union
Died8 December 2020(2020-12-08) (aged 78)
Moscow, Russia
Resting placeFederal Military Memorial Cemetery, Moscow Oblast
NationalitySoviet/Russian
Other political
affiliations
Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1963–1991)
Military service
Allegiance Soviet Union
 Russia
Branch/service Soviet Air Forces
 Russian Air Force
Years of service1963–1993
Rank
Marshal of the aviation
Commands16th Air Army
Soviet Air Force
Battles/warsSoviet–Afghan War

Early years

Shaposhnikov was born on a farm near Aksay in Rostov Oblast, Russia. He graduated from the Kharkov Higher Military Aviation School in 1963 and the Gagarin Air Force Academy in 1969.

Military career

Shaposhnikov joined the Soviet Air Force and rose through the ranks. In 1987–1988, Yevgeny Shaposhnikov was the air force commander of the Group of Soviet Forces in Germany (16th Air Army?). In July 1990, he was appointed commander-in-chief of the Soviet Air Force.

Political career

Soviet Union

In August 1991 – February 1992, Yevgeny Shaposhnikov held the post of Minister of Defence of Soviet Union (and thus the last Soviet Defence Minister).

Commonwealth of Independent States/Russian Federation

In 1992–1993, he was commander-in-chief of the CIS Armed Forces. In June–September 1993, Yevgeny Shaposhnikov held the post of the secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation.

Business career

In January 1994, he became a representative of the President of the Russian Federation in the main arms-exporting company Rosvooruzhenie. In November 1995 – March 1997 he was the CEO (General Director) of Aeroflot airline company. He has been employed as an adviser of the President of the Russian Federation on matters of aviation and space exploration since March 1997.

Death

He died of COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Russia.[3]

References

Military offices
Preceded by
Alexander Yefimov
Commander-in-Chief of the Soviet Air Force
1990–1991
Succeeded by
Pyotr Deynekin
As Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Air Force
Political offices
Preceded by
Dmitry Yazov
Minister of Defence of Soviet Union
1991–1992
Succeeded by
Post Dissolved
Boris Yeltsin as Acting Defense Minister of the Russian Federation
Preceded by
Yury Skokov
Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation
1993
Succeeded by
Oleg Lobov
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