Aleksandr Vasilyevich Belousov () is a retired Russian general and former First Deputy Minister of Defense from 2004 to 2007.
Biography
The son of an officer who took part in the Great Patriotic War.
In the Soviet Army since 1969. Graduated from the
Moscow Higher Combined Arms Command School
The Moscow Higher Combined Arms Command School ''"Supreme Soviet of the RSFSR"'' (; abbreviated to MVOKU) is a higher military educational institution of the Russian Armed Forces. Alumni of the school have served with the Soviet Army and the Russia ...
(1969–1973), the
Frunze Military Academy
The M. V. Frunze Military Academy (), or in full the Military Order of Lenin and the October Revolution, Red Banner, Order of Suvorov Academy in the name of M. V. Frunze (), was a military academy of the Soviet and later the Russian Armed Forces ...
(1981–1984) and the
(1993–1995).
He served as commander of a motorized rifle platoon and a motorized rifle company in the
Group of Soviet Forces in Germany
The Western Group of Forces (WGF), previously known as the Group of Soviet Occupation Forces in Germany (GSOFG) and the Group of Soviet Forces in Germany (GSFG), were the troops of the Soviet Army in East Germany. The Group of Soviet Occupation ...
.
In 1978-1981 he served as chief of staff and commander of a motorized rifle battalion in the
Central Asian Military District
The Red Banner Central Asian Military District was a military district of the Soviet Armed Forces, which existed in 1926–1945 and 1969–1989, with its headquarters at Tashkent (1926–1945) and Almaty (1969–1989). By USSR Order No.304 of 4 ...
.
In 1984-1989 he served as commander of a training motorized rifle regiment in the
Leningrad Military District
The Order of Lenin Leningrad Military District () is a military district of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. The district was awarded the Order of Lenin in 1968. In 2010, it was merged with the Moscow Military District, the Northern ...
(
Sertolovo
Sertolovo (; ) is a town in Vsevolozhsky District of Leningrad Oblast, Russia, located north of St. Petersburg. Population:
History
It was founded in 1936 on the place of a former settlement of Ingrian Finns, whose inhabitants were deport ...
).
In 1989-1991 he was deputy commander and in 1991-1993 commander of the
131st Guards Motorized Rifle (
Alakurtti,
Kandalaksha
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Etymology
According to the most common ...
,
Pechenga).
Major General (02/18/1993).
200px, Makarov made
honorary pistol awarded to Belousov by Minister of Defense
Igor Sergeyev.
From 1995 to 1999, he served in the
Far Eastern Military District
The Far Eastern Military District () was a military district of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. In 2010 it was merged with the Pacific Fleet and part of the Siberian Military District to form the new Eastern Military District.
Histo ...
as deputy commander of the 35th Army for combat training and chief of staff the 1st deputy commander of the
35th Army (
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;Urban localities
*Belogorsk, Amur Oblast, a town in Amur Oblast in Russia; administratively incorporated as an ...
), from November 1997 - commander of the 5th combined arms army (Ussuriysk).
From August 1999 to June 2003 he served as Deputy Commander of the
Moscow Military District
The Order of Lenin Moscow Military District () is a Military districts of Russia, military district of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. Originally it was a district of the Imperial Russian Army until the Russian Empire's collapse in 191 ...
. He repeatedly went on business trips to the
Chechen Republic
Chechnya, officially the Chechen Republic, is a republic of Russia. It is situated in the North Caucasus of Eastern Europe, between the Caspian Sea and Black Sea. The republic forms a part of the North Caucasian Federal District, and share ...
; in 1999, for about 4 months he served as commander of a group of Russian troops in the Chechen Republic.
From June 2003 to July 2004 he served as Deputy Commander of the
North Caucasus Military District
The North Caucasus Military District was a military district of the Russian Armed Forces from 1992-2010. Before 1992 it had been part of the Soviet Armed Forces since 1918. In 2010 it became the Southern Military District and lately also included t ...
for Emergency Situations. He was promoted to Colonel General in accordance with a decision dated 6 December 2004.
From July 19, 2004, to September 2007 he was First Deputy Minister of Defense of Russia with responsibility for combat training of troops and military reform. On 12 December 2006 in accordance with a
presidential decree
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signed by
President of Russia
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Vladimir Putin, he received military rank of
Army General
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In countries that adopt the general officer fou ...
. He was relieved of his post a few months after the appointment of
Anatoly Serdyukov
Anatoly Eduardovich Serdyukov (; born 8 January 1962) is a Russian politician and businessman. He was Russia's Minister of Defense from 15 February 2007 to 6 November 2012, and made several major reforms in the Russian military. He has worked as ...
to the post of Minister of Defense.
From September 25, 2007, to November 2009 he served as head of the
.
In December 2009 he was dismissed. He holds high positions in
Rosoboronexport
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, and is also an inspector in the
Group of Inspectors General
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.
He also conducts public work as the President of the Union of Veterans of the Moscow Military District.
He was awarded the
(III degree),
Order "For Merit to the Fatherland"
The Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" () is a state decoration of the Russian Federation. It was instituted on 2 March 1994 by Presidential Decree 442. Until the re-establishment of the Order of St. Andrew in 1998, it was the highest order of ...
(IV degree) and
Order of Military Merit medals, and an award weapon with a
Makarov made
ceremonial pistol (1999). He is married and has a son and a daughter.
References
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Frunze Military Academy alumni
Generals of the army (Russia)
1952 births
Living people
Recipients of the Order of Military Merit (Russia)
Recipients of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland"
Deputy defence ministers of Russia
Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Russia alumni