Chief of the General Staff (Belarus)

Chief of the General Staff
Начальнік Генеральнага штаба Узброеных Сіл Рэспублікі Беларусь (Belarusian)
Emblem of the General Staff
Flag of the General Staff
since 23 May 2024
General Staff of the Armed Forces of Belarus
Member ofMinistry of Defence
Reports toMinister of Defence
SeatMinsk, Belarus
AppointerPresident of Belarus
Formation1992 (1992)
First holderNikolai Churkin
WebsiteOfficial website

The Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus (Belarusian: Начальнік Генеральнага штаба Узброеных Сіл Рэспублікі Беларусь) is the head of the Armed Forces of Belarus and the Belarusian Ground Forces. The office is also dual-hatted as the First Deputy Minister of Defense.

Between 1992 and 2001 the position was the Chief of the Main Staff (Начальнік Галоўнага штаба).

List of chiefs

No. Portrait Chief of the General Staff Took office Left office Time in office Defence branch Ref.
1
Nikolai Churkin [be]
Churkin, NikolayLieutenant General
Nikolai Churkin
(born 1949)		199219941–2 years Belarusian Ground Forces-
2
Leonid Maltsev
Maltsev, LeonidLieutenant General
Leonid Maltsev
(born 1949)		199419950–1 years Belarusian Ground Forces-
3
Aleksandr Chumakov
Chumakov, Aleksandr PetrovichLieutenant General
Aleksandr Chumakov
(born 1941)		199519960–1 years Belarusian Ground Forces-
4
Mikhail Kozlov [be]
Kozlov, Mikhail FyodorovichLieutenant General
Mikhail Kozlov
(born 1949)		199720013–4 years Belarusian Ground Forces-
5
Sergey Gurulyov [be]
Gurulyov, SergeyLieutenant General
Sergey Gurulyov
(born 1953)		200120097–8 years Belarusian Ground Forces-
6
Pyotr Tihonovsky [be]
Tihonovsky, PyotrMajor General
Pyotr Tihonovsky
(born 1958)		200911 January 20144–5 years Belarusian Ground Forces-
7
Oleg Belokonev
Belokonev, OlegMajor General
Oleg Belokonev
(born 1965)		11 January 201420 January 20206 years, 9 days Belarusian Ground Forces[1]
8
Alexander Volfovich
Volfovich, AlexanderMajor General
Alexander Volfovich
(born 1967)		20 January 202011 March 20211 year, 50 days Belarusian Ground Forces[2]
9
Viktor Gulevich
Gulevich, ViktorMajor General
Viktor Gulevich
(born 1969)		11 March 202110 May 20243 years, 60 days Belarusian Ground Forces[3][4][5]
[6]
10
Pavel Muraveiko
Muraveiko, PavelMajor General
Pavel Muraveiko
(born 1971)		23 May 2024Incumbent1 year, 88 days Belarusian Ground Forces[7]

References

  1. ^ "Начальником Генштаба Вооруженных сил назначен Олег Белоконев". 12 January 2014.
  2. ^ "Belarus' new defense minister, chief of General Staff introduced to Defense Ministry team". eng.belta.by. Belarusian Telegraph Agency. 21 January 2020. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Лукашенко назначил Виктора Гулевича начальником Генштаба Вооруженных сил Белоруссии". ТАСС. Retrieved 2021-04-02.
  4. ^ "Лукашенко назначил начальника генерального штаба Белоруссии". regnum.ru. Retrieved 2021-04-02.
  5. ^ "Лукашенко назначил Гулевича начальником Генштаба Вооруженных сил Беларуси". Российская газета. 11 March 2021. Retrieved 2021-04-02.
  6. ^ Tetyana Oliynyk (May 10, 2024). "Lukashenko dismisses chief of Belarusian General Staff". Ukrainska Pravda.
  7. ^ "Lukashenko replaces chief of Belarusian military's General Staff". Ukrainska Pravda. May 23, 2024.
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