Sergei Shoigu

Some of the key events about Sergei Shoigu

• 1977

  Graduated with honors from the Krasnoyarsk Polytechnic Institute with a degree in civil engineering
• 1991

  Appointed as Deputy Head of the State Architecture and Construction Committee of the Russian Federation
• 1994

  Established the Ministry of Emergency Situations (EMERCOM) and became its first Minister
• 1999

  Led successful rescue and humanitarian operations during the Kosovo conflict
• 1999

  Oversaw controversial military operations in Chechnya as Minister of Emergency Situations
• 2000

  Coordinated rescue efforts following the Kursk submarine disaster
• 2007

  Received the title of Hero of the Russian Federation for courage and heroism shown in extreme situations
• 2008

  Directed Russian military intervention in Georgia as Minister of Emergency Situations
• 2010

  Oversaw firefighting efforts during severe wildfires across western Russia
• 2012

  Appointed as Governor of Moscow Oblast
• 2012

  Became Minister of Defence of the Russian Federation
• 2012

  Implemented controversial military reforms as newly appointed Minister of Defense
• 2013

  Initiated large-scale modernization of the Russian Armed Forces
• 2014

  Played key role in the annexation of Crimea from Ukraine
• 2014

  Oversaw Russian military involvement in eastern Ukraine conflict
• 2015

  Directed Russian military intervention in Syrian Civil War
• 2018

  Accused of involvement in the Salisbury poisoning incident in the UK
• 2019

  Oversaw deployment of Russian forces to Venezuela, raising international tensions
• 2020

  Implicated in the alleged poisoning of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny
• 2022

  Led planning and execution of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine

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