Valentin Varennikov

Soviet general and Russian politician (1923-2009)

Valentin Ivanovich Varennikov (Russian: Валентин Иванович Варенников) (December 15, 1923May 6, 2009) was a Soviet/Russian Army general and politician, best known for being one of the planners and leaders of the Soviet-Afghan War, as well as one of the instigators of the 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt.

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