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Vadim Viktorovich Bakatin Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Vadim Viktorovich Bakatin, based on 16 World History Database records associated with Russia.

16 records1983–199113 events2 places

Chronological biography

1983

Inspector1983
Government / Government of Russia · Inspector · Moscow

Appointed Inspector at the Party Central Committee Secretariat in Moscow

1985

First Secretary1985
Government / Government of Russia · First Secretary of CPSU · Kirov

Appointed First Secretary of Kirov

1986

Central Committee1986
Government / Government of Russia · Member of Central Committee

Appointed Member of Central Committee

1987

First Secretary1987
Government / Government of Russia · First Secretary of CPSU · Moscow

Appointed First Secretary of Kemerovo

1988

Minister of Interior1988
Government / Government of Russia · Minister of Interior

Appointed Minister of the Interior by Goborchov

1990

Congress of Peoples Deputies1990
Government / Government of Russia · Minister of Interior · Moscow

Nominated for the post of President of the USSR but steps down in favour of Gorbachev

Dismissal1990
Government / Government of Russia · Minister of Interior · Moscow

Dismissed by Gorbachov for his liberalism on nationalities issues

President of Russia1990
Government / Government of Russia · Member of Presidential Council

Appointed Member of Presidential Council

1991

Chairman1991
Government / Government of Russia · Chairman of ISS · Moscow

Appointed Chairman of the Inter-republican Security Service

Election1991
Government / Government of Russia

Runs against Yeltsin as Gorbahcovs candidate but only polls 3.4%

KGB (Committee for State Security)1991
Politics / KGB (Committee for State Security) · Chairman of KGB · Moscow

Has the task of dividing the KGB into law & order, intelligence & counter-intelligence

Reform of Political System1991
Politics / KGB (Committee for State Security) · Chairman of KGB · Moscow

Has the task of dividing the KGB into law & order, intelligence & counter-intelligence

Security Council1991
Government / Government of Russia · Member of Security Council · Moscow

Appointed Member of security council

Chairman23 August 1991
Politics / KGB (Committee for State Security) · Chairman of KGB · Moscow

Appointed Chairman of the KGB

KGB (Committee for State Security)23 August 1991
Politics / KGB (Committee for State Security) · Chairman of KGB · Moscow

Ordered by Gorbachov to convert the KGB into a normal police force. Appointed Chairman of the KGB

Reform of Policing23 August 1991
Politics / KGB (Committee for State Security) · Chairman of KGB · Moscow

Ordered by Gorbachov to convert the KGB into a normal police force

Titles and roles

Chairman of ISS · Chairman of KGB · First Secretary of CPSU · Inspector · Member of Central Committee · Member of Presidential Council · Member of Security Council · Minister of Interior

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.