Dmitry Yazov

Also known as Dmitry Timofeyevich Yazov

Soviet minister of defence (1924-2020)

Film & TV

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Known for

Love of the Soviet Union — Mihail Kalinin2024
The Golden Calf — Лапидус-младший2006
Закон и Порядок. Преступный умысел — Valdis (ekspert)2006

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Key facts

Premier: Nikolai Ryzhkov , Valentin Pavlov
Preceded by: Sergei Sokolov
Succeeded by: Yevgeny Shaposhnikov
Born: Dmitry Timofeyevich Yazov , ( 1924-11-08 ) 8 November 1924, Yazovo, Russian SFSR , Soviet Union
Died: 25 February 2020 (2020-02-25) (aged 95), Moscow, Russia
Resting place: Federal Military Memorial Cemetery , Moscow Oblast
Party: Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1944–1991)
Allegiance: Soviet Union , Russia
Branch service: Soviet Army , Russian Ground Forces
Years of service: 1941–1991
Rank: Marshal of the Soviet Union
Battles wars: World War II Leningrad Front Volkhov Front Siege of Leningrad Courland Pocket Cuban Missile Crisis Soviet–Afghan War Black January January Events August Coup

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Dmitry
Gender: male
Citizenship: Russia
Place of death: Moscow
Occupation: politician
Educated at: M.V. Frunze Military Academy
Political party: Communist Party of the Soviet Union
Languages spoken: Russian
Conflict: Soviet-Afghan War
Military branch: Soviet Army
Military rank: Marshal of the Soviet Union
Image: Язов Дмитрий Тимофеевич, 1989 год.jpg

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date of birth: 1924-11-08
Commons category: Dmitry Timofeyevich Yazov
member of: Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
commander of (DEPRECATED): Far Eastern Military District
allegiance: Soviet Union
date of death: 2020-02-25
name in native language: Дмитрий Тимофеевич Язов
place of burial: Federal Military Memorial Cemetery
start of work period: 1941-00-00

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Encyclopedic overview

Dmitry Timofeyevich Yazov (Russian: Дми́трий Тимофе́евич Я́зов; 8 November 1924 – 25 February 2020) was a Marshal of the Soviet Union. A veteran of the Great Patriotic War, Yazov served as Minister of Defence from 1987 until he was arrested for his part in the 1991 August coup, four months before the fall of the Soviet Union. Yazov was the last person to be appointed to the rank of Marshal of the Soviet Union on 28 April 1990 and the only Marshal born in Siberia. At the time of his death on 25 February 2020, he was the last living Marshal of the Soviet Union.

Early life

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