Back يفجيني شابوشنيكوف Arabic يايڤجينى شاپوشنيكوڤ ARZ Шапошников Евгений Иванович Bashkir Яўген Іванавіч Шапашнікаў Byelorussian Ievgueni Xàpoixnikov Catalan Jewgeni Iwanowitsch Schaposchnikow German Yevgueni Sháposhnikov Spanish Jevgeni Šapošnikov Estonian Jevgeni Xapoxnikov Basque یوگنی شاپوشنیکوف Persian
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Yevgeny Shaposhnikov | |
|---|---|
Евгений Шапошников | |
 Shaposhnikov in 1991 | |
| Commander-in-Chief of the CIS Armed Forces | |
| In office 14 February 1992 – 26 September 1993 | |
| Preceded by | Post established |
| Succeeded by | Post abolished |
| Minister of Defence | |
| In office 29 August 1991[1] – 14 February 1992 | |
| Premier | Ivan Silayev |
| Preceded by | Dmitry Yazov |
| Succeeded by | Post abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 February 1942 Rostov Oblast, Soviet Union |
| Died | 8 December 2020 (aged 78) Moscow, Russia |
| Resting place | Troyekurovskoye Cemetery, Moscow |
| Nationality | Soviet, Russian |
| Other political affiliations | Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1963–1991) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Soviet Union Russia |
| Branch/service |  Soviet Air Forces Russian Air Force |
| Years of service | 1963–1993 |
| Rank |  Marshal of the aviation |
| Commands | 16th Air Army Soviet Air Force |
| Battles/wars | Soviet–Afghan War |
Yevgeny Ivanovich Shaposhnikov (Russian: Евгений Иванович Шапошников; 3 February 1942 – 8 December 2020) was a Soviet and Russian military leader and business figure. He was awarded the rank of Marshal of Aviation in 1991. He was the final Minister of Defense of the Soviet Union.