Yevgeny Shaposhnikov

Yevgeny Shaposhnikov
Евгений Шапошников
Shaposhnikov in 1991
Commander-in-Chief of the CIS Armed Forces
In office
14 February 1992 – 26 September 1993
Preceded byPost established
Succeeded byPost abolished
Minister of Defence
In office
29 August 1991[1] – 14 February 1992
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 placeTroyekurovskoye Cemetery, Moscow
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

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. He was the final Minister of Defense of the Soviet Union.