General Staff of the Armed Forces of Belarus

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General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus
Belarusian: Генеральны штаб Узброеных Сіл Рэспублікі Беларусь
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Emblem of the General Staff
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Flag of the General Staff
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Viktor Gulevich
Agency overview
Formed1991;33 years ago (1991)
Headquarters Minsk, Belarus
Ministers responsible
Agency executive

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus is the central body of military management and operational control of the Armed Forces of Belarus. The Chief of the General Staff is appointed by the President of Belarus, who is the Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces. The General Staff is part of the Ministry of Defence of Belarus. [1]

Contents

The current Chief of the General Staff is Viktor Gulevich, who also serves as First Deputy Minister of Defence.[ citation needed ] His deputy is Major General Ruslan Kosygin. [2]

Structure

The following departments are under the control of the general staff: [3]

List of chiefs of the general staff

No.PortraitChief of the General StaffTook officeLeft officeTime in officeDefence branchRef.
1
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Churkin, Nikolay Lieutenant General
Nikolay Churkin  [ be ]
(born 1949)
199219941–2 yearsFlag of the Armed Forces of Belarus.png  Armed Forces of Belarus -
2
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Maltsev, LeonidLieutenant General
Leonid Maltsev
(born 1949)
199419950–1 yearsFlag of the Armed Forces of Belarus.png  Armed Forces of Belarus -
3
Aleksandr Petrovich Chumakov c. 2000.jpg
Chumakov, Aleksandr PetrovichLieutenant General
Aleksandr Chumakov
(born 1941)
199519960–1 yearsFlag of the Armed Forces of Belarus.png  Armed Forces of Belarus -
4
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Kozlov, Mikhail FyodorovichLieutenant General
Mikhail Kozlov  [ be ]
(born 1949)
199720013–4 yearsFlag of the Armed Forces of Belarus.png  Armed Forces of Belarus -
5
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Gurulev, SergeyLieutenant General
Sergey Gurulev  [ be ]
(born 1953)
200120097–8 yearsFlag of the Armed Forces of Belarus.png  Armed Forces of Belarus -
6
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Tihonovsky, Petr Major General
Petr Tihonovsky  [ be ]
(born 1958)
200911 January 20144–5 yearsFlag of the Armed Forces of Belarus.png  Armed Forces of Belarus -
7
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Belokonev, OlegMajor General
Oleg Belokonev
(born 1965)
11 January 201420 January 20206 years, 9 daysFlag of the Armed Forces of Belarus.png  Armed Forces of Belarus [4]
8
Aliaksandr Val'fovich.jpg
Volfovich, AlexanderMajor General
Alexander Volfovich
(born 1967)
20 January 202011 March 20211 year, 50 daysFlag of the Armed Forces of Belarus.png  Armed Forces of Belarus [5]
9
Viktor Gulevich 2021 (cropped).jpg
Gulevich, ViktorMajor General
Viktor Gulevich
(born 1969)
11 March 2021Incumbent2 years, 310 daysFlag of the Armed Forces of Belarus.png  Armed Forces of Belarus [6] [7]
[8]

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