Vladimir Semyonov (general)

Vladimir Semyonov
Born (1940-06-08) 8 June 1940 (age 84)
Khuzruk village, Karachay Autonomous Oblast, USSR
Allegiance Soviet Union,  Russia
Service / branchSoviet Army, Russian Ground Forces
Years of service1958–1996
RankGeneral of the Army
CommandsTransbaikal Military District
Russian Ground Forces
AwardsOrder of Military Merit (Russia)[1]
President of Karachay–Cherkessia
In office
14 September 1999 – 4 September 2003
Preceded byVladimir Khubiyev
Igor Ivanov (acting)
Valentin Vlasov (acting)
Succeeded byMustafa Batdyyev

Vladimir Magomedovich Semyonov (Russian: Владимир Магомедович Семёнов; Karachay-Balkar: Семенланы Магометни джашы Владимир) (b. 1940) is a Russian General of the army and the first president of the Karachay–Cherkess Republic (1999–2003).

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