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Mikhail Kolesnikov (politician)

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General of the Army Mikhail Petrovich Kolesnikov (Template:Lang-ru; 30 June 1939 in Yeysk, Russian SFSR – 26 March 2007) was a member of Boris Yeltsin's administration and briefly served as acting Defence Minister of the Russian Federation after Pavel Grachev was fired by Yeltsin.

Kolesnikov also served as Chief of General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation from 1992 to 1996.

Military offices
Preceded by Viktor Dubynin	Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation 25 December 1992 – 1996	Succeeded by Viktor Samsonov (acting)
Political offices
Preceded by Pavel Grachev	Defence Minister of the Russian Federation (acting) 1996	Succeeded by Igor Rodionov

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