Viktor Pavlovich Barannikov Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Viktor Pavlovich Barannikov, based on 8 World History Database records associated with Russia.

8 records1988–19916 events1 places

Chronological biography

1988

Deputy MinisterAugust 1988

Government / Communist Party Government · Deputy Minister

Appointed Deputy Minister of the Interior in Azerbaijan

Minister of Internal AffairsAugust 1988

Government / Communist Party Government · Minister of Internal Affairs

Appointed Minister of Internal Affairs in Russia by Boris Yeltsin

1991

CoupAugust 1991

Government / Government of Russia · Moscow

Arrests members of the Emergency Committee. An ally of Boris Yeltsin, supports an independent Russia from the Soviet Union

CoupAugust 1991

Government / Government of Russia · Moscow

Organizes the defence of the White House & ensures the arrival of the MVD units

Minister of Internal Affairs28 August 1991

Government / Government of Russia · Minister of Internal Affairs

Appointed Minister of Internal Affairs for USSR

ColonelSeptember 1991

Warfare / Military · Colonel General · Moscow

Appointed Colonel General

Reform of GovernmentSeptember 1991

Government / Government of Russia · Minister of Internal Affairs · Moscow

Ends all party & political activities in the MVD

Minister of StateOctober 1991

Government / Government of Russia · Minister of State Security

Appointed Minister of State Security

Titles and roles

Colonel General · Deputy Minister · Minister of Internal Affairs · Minister of State Security

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.