Nikolai Dmitrievich Kovalev
Nikolai Dmitrijewitsch Kowaljow ( Russian: Николай Дмитриевич Ковалёв ; born August 6, 1949 in Moscow ; † April 5, 2019 ibid) was a Russian politician of the United Russia party and head of the Russian domestic intelligence service from 1996 to 1998 .
Life
In 1974 Nikolai Kovalyov became a member of the Soviet secret service KGB . He served in Afghanistan during the Soviet intervention . From July 1996 to July 1998 he was the head of the Russian domestic intelligence service FSB . His successor was Vladimir Putin , the current President of Russia.
In 1997 he was appointed army general and in 1999 he was elected as a member of the State Duma of the Russian Federation . There he was chairman of the Veteran's Affairs Committee.
Web links
- Nikolai Kowaljow on biografija.ru (Russian)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Marc Bennetts: "'Dirt and filth': Russia attacks film about Red Army in Afghanistan" The Guardian of April 16, 2019
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kovalev, Nikolai Dmitrievich |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ковалёв, Николай Дмитриевич (Russian) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Russian politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 6, 1949 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Moscow |
| DATE OF DEATH | 5th April 2019 |
| Place of death | Moscow |