Voice of America: Putin Replaces Army Chief of Staff

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Putin Replaces Army Chief of Staff Nov 9th 2012, 12:43 Russian President Vladimir Putin has replaced his army chief of staff, just days after replacing the defense minister. Putin announced Friday that General Valery Gerasimov will take over the position from Army chief of staff Nikolai Makarov. Gerasimov was a commander in the second war with Chechnya. On Tuesday, Putin dismissed Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov and replaced him with former emergency minister and Moscow regional governor Sergei Shoigu, a staunch Putin ally. Serdyukov is ... Media files: 40EB3743-ED57-45DD-9FC7-74CE5AEFA5E7_cx0_cy14_cw0_w800_r1.jpg?nocache=1 (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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