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Viktor Kulikov
Viktor Kulikov
Military offices Preceded by Ivan Yakubovsky Supreme Commander of the Uni- Succeeded by fied Armed Forces of the Warsaw Post Abolished Treaty Organization 1977 – 1991 Staff of the Soviet Armed Forces. In 1983, he was awarded a Lenin Prize. Kulikov was a member of the Soviet/Russian parliament 1989–2003. He was awarded the highest Cuban award, the order of Playa Girón in 2006.[1]
Viktor Georgiyevich Kulikov (Russian: Виктор Георгиевич Куликов; born July 5, 1921) was the Warsaw Pact commander-inchief from 1977 to 1989. He has held the rank of the Marshal of the Soviet Union for over 30 years, since January 14, 1977. Kulikov saw service in the Great Patriotic War and was made a Hero of the Soviet Union. He commanded the Kiev Military District in 1967-1969 and the Group of Soviet Forces in Germany in 1969–1971. From 1971 until 1977, he served as the Chief of General
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• Text of a 2005 interview • Biografia in Russian
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