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Pavel Grachev

1948 - 2012

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Pavel Sergeyevich Grachev (Russian: Па́вел Серге́евич Грачёв; 1 January 1948 – 23 September 2012), sometimes transliterated as Grachov or Grachyov, was a Russian Army General and the Defence Minister of the Russian Federation from 1992 to 1996; in 1988 he was awarded Hero of the Soviet Union gold star. As Defence Minister, Grachev gained notoriety because of his military incompetence displayed during the First Chechen War and the persistent allegations of involvement in enormous corruption scandals. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pavel Grachev is the 1,192nd most popular military personnel (down from 1,146th in 2019), the 966th most popular biography from Russia (up from 975th in 2019) and the 87th most popular Russian Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Pavel Grachev ranks 1,192 out of 2,058. Before him are Adolf Diekmann, Karl Koller, Ivan Tyulenev, Kit Carson, Jure Francetić, and Hans Joachim von Zieten. After him are Mehmed IV Giray, Monte Melkonian, Ōtomo no Otomaro, Samad bey Mehmandarov, Nikolai Nebogatov, and Máximo Gómez.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1948, Pavel Grachev ranks 263. Before him are Peter Hammill, Sho Kosugi, Jim Carter, Josip Katalinski, Andrei Linde, and Victor Skumin. After him are Goodwill Zwelithini, Norair Nurikyan, Judith Miller, Tony Judt, Muse Watson, and Todd Rundgren. Among people deceased in 2012, Pavel Grachev ranks 162. Before him are Sheikh Mukhtar Mohamed Hussein, Prince Tomohito of Mikasa, Ferdinand Alexander Porsche, Bob Anderson, Maxim of Bulgaria, and George McGovern. After him are Ivica Horvat, Adrienne Rich, George Knobel, Josef Škvorecký, Friedrich Hirzebruch, and Manuel Fraga.

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In Russia

Among people born in Russia, Pavel Grachev ranks 966 out of 3,761. Before him are Nikolay Krylov (1903), Vladimir Sorokin (1955), Karl Maximovich (1827), Oleg Yefremov (1927), Anatoly Dobrynin (1919), and Ivan Tyulenev (1892). After him are Gustaf Kossinna (1858), Tini Beg (1341), Georg Ots (1920), Nikolai Nebogatov (1849), Abdurreshid Ibrahim (1857), and Aleksey Lobanov-Rostovsky (1824).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Russia

Among military personnels born in Russia, Pavel Grachev ranks 87. Before him are Dmitry Utkin (1970), Walter Krupinski (1920), Fyodor Apraksin (1661), Aleksey Petrovich Yermolov (1777), Nikolay Krylov (1903), and Ivan Tyulenev (1892). After him are Nikolai Nebogatov (1849), Semyon Krivoshein (1899), Ivan Yefimovich Petrov (1896), Alexander Tormasov (1752), Mikhail Kovalyov (1897), and Maksim Purkayev (1894).

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