Back اليكساندر پيتروڤيتش تشوماكوڤ ARZ Аляксандр Пятровіч Чумакоў Byelorussian אלכסנדר צ'ומקוב HE Чумаков, Александр Петрович Russian Чумаков Олександр Петрович Ukrainian
Colonel-General Aleksandr Petrovich Chumakov | |
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| Minister of Defence of Belarus | |
| In office 1 November 1996 – 28 March 2001 | |
| President | Alexander Lukashenko |
| Preceded by | Leonid Maltsev |
| Succeeded by | Leonid Maltsev |
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| Born | 26 November 1941 Ilyinka, Dubovsky District, Rostov Oblast, Soviet Union |
| Alma mater | Odessa Higher Combined Arms Command School |
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| Years of service | 1958–2001 |
| Rank | Colonel General |
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Aleksandr Petrovich Chumakov (Belarusian: Аляксандр Пятровіч Чумакоў; Russian: Александр Петрович Чумаков; born on 26 November 1941) is a retired Belarusian Army colonel general and former Minister of Defence of Belarus.
Chumakov commanded the 120th Guards Motor Rifle Division from 1980. In June 1986, he became commander of the 20th Guards Army.[1] In August 1988, he became chief of staff of the Belorussian Military District. After serving as a Soviet adviser in North Korea, Chumakov was a member of the Russian military contingent in Transnistria. Between December 1995 and October 1996, he was chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Belarus.[2]
He was the Minister of Defence of Belarus[3] from 1 November 1996 to 28 March 2001. Chumakov's term took place between Leonid Maltsev's two non-consecutive terms as Minister of Defence.
- ^ Holm, Michael. "20th Guards Combined Arms Army". www.ww2.dk. Retrieved 2016-01-21.
- ^ Krapivin, Sergey (26 November 2011). "Мой комдив Александр Чумаков" [My divisional commander Alexander Chumakov]. Vo slavu Rodiny (in Russian). Archived from the original on 26 January 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
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