Vasily Ivanovich Prokhorov ( July 25, 1937 - January 30, 2018 ) - Soviet military leader, in 1986-1992. - Deputy Head of the Main Directorate of the General Staff - Head of the Political Department, Lieutenant General.
| Vasily Ivanovich Prokhorov | |
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| Date of Birth | July 25, 1937 |
| Date of death | January 30, 2018 (aged 80) |
| Affiliation |  the USSR |
| Commanded | in 1986-1992 Deputy Head of the Main Directorate of the General Staff - Head of the Political Department |
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Biography
Born July 25, 1937.
Military education: graduated from the Irkutsk Aviation Technical School (1957), the Military-Political Academy (1968) and the Military Academy of the Soviet Army.
In the years 1957-1963. served in a fighter aviation regiment.
Since 1968 - in the system of the Main Directorate of the General Staff (military intelligence) and in the apparatus of the Central Committee of the CPSU. From 1986 to 1992 - Deputy Head of the Main Directorate of the General Staff - Head of the Political Department. Lieutenant General.
He died on January 30, 2018 after a serious and prolonged illness.