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Dmitry Timofeyevich Yazov (Russian: Дми́трий Тимофе́евич Я́зов; 8 November 1924 – 25 February 2020) was a Marshal of the Soviet Union. A veteran of the Great Patriotic War, Yazov served as Minister of Defence from 1987 until he was arrested for his part in the 1991 August Coup, four months before the fall of the Soviet Union.
Yazov was the last person to be appointed to the rank of Marshal of the Soviet Union on 28 April 1990, the only Marshal born in Siberia, and at the time of his death on 25 February 2020, he was the last living Marshal of the Soviet Union.
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GenderMale
Birthday1924-11-08
Deathday2020-02-25 (95 years old)
Birth PlaceYazovo, Russia
CitizenshipsSoviet Union, Russia
Also Known AsДмитрий Язов, Dmitry Yazov, Dmitri Yazov
AwardsOrder of the Patriotic War 1st class, Jubilee Medal "70 Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945", Jubilee Medal "65 Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945", Medal "For the Development of Virgin Lands", Order "For Service to the Homeland in the Armed Forces of the USSR", 3rd class, Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" III class, Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" IV class, Honorary decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Azerbaijan SSR, Jubilee Medal "75 Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945", Medal "For Impeccable Service", 2nd class, Medal "In Commemoration of the 300th Anniversary of Saint Petersburg", Medal "In Commemoration of the 850th Anniversary of Moscow", Zhukov Medal, Order of Honour, Jubilee Medal "60 Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945", Medal "For Distinction in Guarding the State Border of the USSR", Medal for Battle Merit, Medal "For Battle Merit", Medal "For Strengthening of Brotherhood in Arms", Order of the Red Star, Order of Alexander Nevsky, Medal "Veteran of the Armed Forces of the USSR", Medal "For the Defence of Leningrad", Jubilee Medal "50 Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945", Order of the October Revolution, Order of the Red Banner, Jubilee Medal "Forty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945", Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945", Order of Lenin
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