A street in the Kuntsevo District of Moscow was named after Marshal Sergeyev
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Igor Sergeyev
Igor Dmitriyevich Sergeyev was a Soviet and later Russian military officer who was Minister of Defense of Russia from 22 May 1997 to 28 March 2001. Before that he was the commander of the Strategic Rocket Forces from 26 August 1992 to 22 May 1997. He was the first and, as of 2026, the only Marshal of the Russian Federation.
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politics · Former Minister of Defense, Russian Federation · politician · military personnel · minister · soldier · also Igor Sergeyev, Igor Dmitrievich Sergeev, Sergeyev
Born 20 April 1938 · Died 10 November 2006 · Q740269
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2006· 1 entry
Died 2006-11-10.
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2001· 1 entry
Career landmark: Assistant to the President of the Russian Federation (2001–2004).
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1999· 1 entry
But is also praised for the fact that the Russian military captured the Chechen capital Grozny in 2000 during the Second Chechen War
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1997· 2 entries
Career landmark: Minister of Defense of Russia (1997–2001).
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By the President of Russia Boris Yeltsin
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1994· 1 entry
Sergeyev received an academic degree of the doctor of technical sciences with a thesis on combat control systems
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1985· 1 entry
Was appointed first deputy chief of the Main Staff of the Strategic Missile Forces of the Soviet Union
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1983· 1 entry
Was appointed chief of the Operations Directorate of the Main Staff of the Strategic Missile Forces of the Soviet Union
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1975· 1 entry
Was appointed chief of staff and – later – commander of the 46th ballistic missile division
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1968· 1 entry
Became deputy squad commander for combat readiness and combat training of the ballistic missile division
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1963· 1 entry
Was appointed assistant to the chief of the engineering service of the ballistic missile regiment
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1938· 1 entry
Born 1938-04-20.
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