Dmitry Yazov

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Marshal of the Soviet Union Soviet military officer defence minister human

Dmitry Yazov was the last Marshal of the Soviet Union and Minister of Defense, known for his role in the failed August 1991 Soviet coup attempt against Mikhail Gorbachev.

Statements (43)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Marshal of the Soviet Union → Soviet military officer → defence minister → human →
allegiance	Soviet Union →
awardReceived	Order of Lenin → Order of the Patriotic War → Order of the Red Banner → Order of the Red Star →
conflict	World War II →
countryOfCitizenship	Russia → Soviet Union →
employer	Soviet Armed Forces →
familyName	Yazov →
fieldOfWork	defence policy → military affairs →
givenName	Dmitry →
hasHonorificTitle	Hero of the Russian Federation → Hero of the Soviet Union →
ideology	communism →
languageSpoken	Russian →
memberOf	Communist Party of the Soviet Union →
militaryRank	Marshal of the Soviet Union →
name	Dmitry Yazov →
notableEvent	arrest after failure of August 1991 coup attempt →
notableFor	being the last surviving Marshal of the Soviet Union → role in the failed August 1991 Soviet coup attempt against Mikhail Gorbachev → service as Soviet Minister of Defence during perestroika era →
occupation	military officer → politician →
officeContested	member of the State Committee on the State of Emergency →
participantIn	August 1991 Soviet coup attempt → World War II →
partOf	Soviet military leadership → Soviet political leadership →
positionHeld	Marshal of the Soviet Union → Minister of Defence of the Soviet Union →
residence	Moscow →
serviceBranch	Soviet Armed Forces → Soviet Army →
sexOrGender	male →
wasLastHolderOf	title of Marshal of the Soviet Union →
workLocation	Moscow →

Referenced by (6)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
August 1991 Soviet coup attempt →	hasParticipant
State Committee on the State of Emergency in the USSR →	member
Dmitry Yazov →	name
Soviet Ground Forces →	notableCommander
Soviet military officers →	notableMember
Ministry of Defense of the USSR →	officeHolder