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 of | Ministry of Defence |
| Reports to | Minister of Defence |
| Seat | Minsk, Belarus |
| Appointer | President of Belarus |
| Formation | 1992 |
| First holder | Nikolai Churkin |
| Website | Official 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
[edit]| No. | Portrait | Chief of the General Staff | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Defence branch | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lieutenant General Nikolai Churkin (born 1949) | 1992 | 1994 | 1–2 years |  Belarusian Ground Forces | - | |
| 2 | Lieutenant General Leonid Maltsev (born 1949) | 1994 | 1995 | 0–1 years | Belarusian Ground Forces | - | |
| 3 | Lieutenant General Aleksandr Chumakov (born 1941) | 1995 | 1996 | 0–1 years | Belarusian Ground Forces | - | |
| 4 | Lieutenant General Mikhail Kozlov (born 1949) | 1997 | 2001 | 3–4 years | Belarusian Ground Forces | - | |
| 5 | Lieutenant General Sergey Gurulev (born 1953) | 2001 | 2009 | 7–8 years | Belarusian Ground Forces | - | |
| 6 | Major General Petr Tihonovsky (born 1958) | 2009 | 11 January 2014 | 4–5 years | Belarusian Ground Forces | - | |
| 7 | Major General Oleg Belokonev (born 1965) | 11 January 2014 | 20 January 2020 | 6 years, 9 days | Belarusian Ground Forces | [1] | |
| 8 | Major General Alexander Volfovich (born 1967) | 20 January 2020 | 11 March 2021 | 1 year, 50 days | Belarusian Ground Forces | [2] | |
| 9 | Major General Viktor Gulevich (born 1969) | 11 March 2021 | 10 May 2024 | 3 years, 60 days | Belarusian Ground Forces | [3][4][5] [6] | |
| 10 | Major General Pavel Muraveiko (born 1971) | 23 May 2024 | Incumbent | 209 days | Belarusian Ground Forces | [7] |
![Nikolai Churkin [be]](/wiki/File:Nikolai_Churkin.jpg)
![Mikhail Kozlov [be]](/wiki/File:No_image.png)
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References
[edit]- ^ "Начальником Генштаба Вооруженных сил назначен Олег Белоконев". 12 January 2014.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Лукашенко назначил Виктора Гулевича начальником Генштаба Вооруженных сил Белоруссии". ТАСС. Retrieved 2021-04-02.
- ^ "Лукашенко назначил начальника генерального штаба Белоруссии". regnum.ru. Retrieved 2021-04-02.
- ^ "Лукашенко назначил Гулевича начальником Генштаба Вооруженных сил Беларуси". Российская газета. 11 March 2021. Retrieved 2021-04-02.
- ^ Tetyana Oliynyk (May 10, 2024). "Lukashenko dismisses chief of Belarusian General Staff". Ukrainska Pravda.
- ^ "Lukashenko replaces chief of Belarusian military's General Staff". Ukrainska Pravda. May 23, 2024.
