Vladimir Magomedovich Semyonov
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Vladimir Magomedovich Semyonov (b. 1940) is a Russian
colonel-general and the first president of the Karachay-Cherkess Republic
(1999–2003).
Semyonov was born on 8 June 1940 in the village of Khuzruk and has an ethnic Karchay
father and a ethnic Russian mother. He is a Sunni Muslim. He joined the Soviet Army in 1958. He completed the Baku military college in 1962, the Frunze Military Academy in 1970 and the General Staff Academy in 1979.
He is a professional military commander. In 1988, Vladimir Semyonov was appointed as the head of the Transbaikal Military District
. In 1991, he became a commander-in-chief of Soviet Land Forces and deputy minister of the Ministry of Defence. From 1992 to 1996 Vladimir Semyonov headed the Russian Ground Forces
. He was dismissed from his post by the Russian Defence Minister Igor Radionov in 1996 but returned to duty in 1998 as Chief Military Adviser to the Minister of Defense of Russia.
In May 1999 he won the presidential elections in Karachay-Cherkessia which caused ethnic tension between Karachays
and Cherkesses. The tension was pacified without bloodshed. Vladimir Semyonov tried to solve socio-economic problems of the Republic but in vain. On August 31, 2003, he lost in the general election and left his post to Mustafa Batdyyev
.
Semyonov is married with one daughter
Russians
The Russian people are an East Slavic ethnic group native to Russia, speaking the Russian language and primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries....
colonel-general and the first president of the Karachay-Cherkess Republic
Karachay-Cherkessia
The Karachay-Cherkess Republic , or Karachay-Cherkessia is a federal subject of Russia . Population: -Geography:*Area: *Borders:**internal: Krasnodar Krai , Kabardino-Balkar Republic , Stavropol Krai ....
(1999–2003).
Semyonov was born on 8 June 1940 in the village of Khuzruk and has an ethnic Karchay
Karachays
The Karachays are Turkic speaking people of the North Caucasus, mostly situated in the Russian Karachay-Cherkess Republic.-History:The Karachays are a Turkic speaking people descending from the Kipchaks and probably the Cumans, with some admixture of the medieval Alans and native Caucasians; their...
father and a ethnic Russian mother. He is a Sunni Muslim. He joined the Soviet Army in 1958. He completed the Baku military college in 1962, the Frunze Military Academy in 1970 and the General Staff Academy in 1979.
He is a professional military commander. In 1988, Vladimir Semyonov was appointed as the head of the Transbaikal Military District
Transbaikal Military District
The Transbaikal Military District was a military district of first the Military of the Soviet Union and then the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, formed on May 17, 1935 and included the Buryat Republic, Chita Oblast, and Yakutia. Chita was the headquarters of the district...
. In 1991, he became a commander-in-chief of Soviet Land Forces and deputy minister of the Ministry of Defence. From 1992 to 1996 Vladimir Semyonov headed the Russian Ground Forces
Russian Ground Forces
The Russian Ground Forces are the land forces of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, formed from parts of the collapsing Soviet Army in 1992. The formation of these forces posed economic challenges after the collapse of the Soviet Union, and required reforms to professionalize the force...
. He was dismissed from his post by the Russian Defence Minister Igor Radionov in 1996 but returned to duty in 1998 as Chief Military Adviser to the Minister of Defense of Russia.
In May 1999 he won the presidential elections in Karachay-Cherkessia which caused ethnic tension between Karachays
Karachays
The Karachays are Turkic speaking people of the North Caucasus, mostly situated in the Russian Karachay-Cherkess Republic.-History:The Karachays are a Turkic speaking people descending from the Kipchaks and probably the Cumans, with some admixture of the medieval Alans and native Caucasians; their...
and Cherkesses. The tension was pacified without bloodshed. Vladimir Semyonov tried to solve socio-economic problems of the Republic but in vain. On August 31, 2003, he lost in the general election and left his post to Mustafa Batdyyev
Mustafa Batdyyev
Dr. Mustafa Azret-Aliyevich Batdyyev is a Russian politician of Karachay ethnicity, who was the second president of Karachay-Cherkessia, serving from 2003 to 2008.- Biography :...
.
Semyonov is married with one daughter