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Valentin Varennikov

1923 - 2009

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Valentin Ivanovich Varennikov (Russian: Валентин Иванович Варенников) (December 15, 1923 – May 6, 2009) was a Soviet/Russian Army general and politician, best known for being one of the planners and leaders of the Soviet–Afghan War, as well as one of the instigators of the 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Valentin Varennikov is the 1,430th most popular military personnel (down from 1,378th in 2019), the 1,220th most popular biography from Russia (down from 1,176th in 2019) and the 110th most popular Russian Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Valentin Varennikov ranks 1,430 out of 2,058. Before him are Melvin Purvis, Pavel Batov, Guido Starhemberg, Vladimir Kappel, Kurt Feldt, and Sayf al-Din Khushqadam. After him are José Millán-Astray, Victor Capesius, Patrick Gordon, Germanus, Al-Muhallab ibn Abi Sufra, and Louis Faidherbe.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1923, Valentin Varennikov ranks 204. Before him are Louis Lansana Beavogui, René Favaloro, Stanisław Skrowaczewski, Carlo Pavesi, Nazik Al-Malaika, and Carlos Páez Vilaró. After him are Gerald Götting, Josep Seguer, Don Adams, Balbir Singh Sr., James Karen, and Misael Pastrana Borrero. Among people deceased in 2009, Valentin Varennikov ranks 165. Before him are Zequinha, Gianna Maria Canale, Gangubai Hangal, Hong Song-nam, Guillermo Endara, and Fritz Muliar. After him are Lyudmila Zykina, Lis Hartel, Gene Barry, Roy E. Disney, František Veselý, and Robert Holdstock.

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In Russia

Among people born in Russia, Valentin Varennikov ranks 1,220 out of 3,761. Before him are Fyodor Alekseyev (1753), Igor Chislenko (1939), Maria Klenova (1898), Vissarion Shebalin (1902), Alexander Antonov (1889), and Peter Struve (1870). After him are Yevgeny Vakhtangov (1883), Sergey Litvinov (1958), Lyudmila Zykina (1929), Pyotr Nesterov (1887), Sergey Surovikin (1966), and Stanisław Leśniewski (1886).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Russia

Among military personnels born in Russia, Valentin Varennikov ranks 110. Before him are Nadezhda Durova (1783), Dmitry Milyutin (1816), Mikhail Diterikhs (1874), Eino Rahja (1885), Pavel Batov (1897), and Vladimir Kappel (1883). After him are Sergey Surovikin (1966), Natalya Kovshova (1920), Dmitry Karbyshev (1880), Pavel Chichagov (1767), Oleg Salyukov (1955), and Endel Puusepp (1909).

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