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 | Ilyinka, Dubovsky District, Rostov Oblast, Soviet Union | 26 November 1941
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.