Aleksandr Petrovich Chumakov, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Aleksandr Petrovich Chumakov

Date of Birth: 26-Nov-1941

Place of Birth: Rostov Oblast, Russia

Profession: military personnel

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Aleksandr Petrovich Chumakov (Belarusian: ????????? ???????? ???????; Russian: ????????? ???????? ???????; born on 26 November 1941) is a retired Belarusian Army colonel general and former Minister of Defence of Belarus. Chumakov commanded the 120th Guards Motor Rifle Division from 1980.
In June 1986, he became commander of the 20th Guards Army.
In August 1988, he became chief of staff of the Belorussian Military District.
After serving as a Soviet adviser in North Korea, Chumakov was a member of the Russian peacekeeping contingent in Transnistria.
Between December 1995 and October 1996, he was chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Belarus.He was the Minister of Defence of Belarus from 1 November 1996 to 28 March 2001.
Chumakov's term took place between Leonid Maltsev's two non-consecutive terms as Minister of Defence.