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Dmitry Timofeyevich Yazov (Язов, Дмитрий Тимофеевич in Russian) (born 1924), Russian military figure, Marshal of the Soviet Union ( 1990). In 1979- 1980, Yazov was a commander of the Central Army Group . In May, 1987 - August, 1991, he held the post of Soviet Defense Minister. In 1987- 1990, Yazov was a candidate for membership in Politburo. During the August Coup of 1991, Yazov was a member of the State Emergency Committee , for which he would be prosecuted and sentenced. He was freed by the amnestyFor the human rights organization, see Amnesty International. Amnesty (from the Greek amnestia oblivion) is an act of grace by which the supreme power in a state restores those who may have been guilty of any offence against it to the position of innocent of the State Duma in 19941994 is a common year starting on Saturday, and was designated the International year of the Family''. Events January events January 1 North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) goes into effect January 6 Nancy Kerrigan is clubbed on the right leg by an.
Yazov, Dmitriy
