Grave of the Russian Lieutenant General and politician Alexander Ivanovich Lebed (1950-2002) at Novodevichy Cemetery in Moscow, Russia

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Alexander Ivanovich Lebed (20 April 1950, Novocherkassk – 28 April 2002, Abakan) was a Russian Lieutenant General and politician. He placed third in the 1996 Russian presidential election, with of the vote nationwide. He later served as Russia's Secretary of the Security Council and as governor of Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia's second largest region. He served four years in the latter position, until his death, following a Mi-8 helicopter crash.

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Location: Novodevichy Cemetery, 2 Luzhnetski Proezd, Moscow, Moscow Region, Russia, Eastern Europe
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