Igor Sergun
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Colonel-General Igor Sergun |
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| Игорь Дмитриевич Сергун | |
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| Director of Russian Military Intelligence | |
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In office 26 December 2011 – 3 January 2016 |
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| Prime Minister | Vladimir Putin |
| Preceded by | Alexander Shlyakhturov |
| Succeeded by | Igor Korobov |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Igor Dmitrievich Sergun 28 March 1957 Podolsk, Moscow Oblast, Soviet Union |
| Died | 3 January 2016 (aged 58) Moscow, Russian Federation |
| Awards |
Order of Military Merit Order of Honour Medal for Battle Merit Medal "In Commemoration of the 850th Anniversary of Moscow" Jubilee Medal "60 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR" Jubilee Medal "70 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR" Medal "For Impeccable Service" 
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
 Russia (1991-2016) |
| Service/branch | Armed Forces of the Russian Federation |
| Years of service | 1973–2016 |
| Rank | Colonel General |
| Battles/wars |
Cold War First Chechen War Kosovo War Second Chechen War |
Soviet Union (Before 1991)
General Igor Dmitrievich Sergun (Russian: И́горь Дми́триевич Сергу́н; IPA: [ˈiɡərʲ ˈdʲmʲitrʲɪjɪvʲɪtɕ sʲɪrˈɡun], 28 March 1957 – 3 January 2016) was the Director of GRU, the Main Intelligence Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation from 26 December 2011 to 3 January 2016.
He was born on 28 March 1957 in Podolsk, Moscow Oblast. He served in the Soviet Armed Forces since 1973, and graduated from the Moscow Suvorov Military School and the Moscow Supreme Soviet Higher Military Command School, and the Military Academy of the Soviet Army and as well in the Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.
He worked in military intelligence since 1984, and served in various positions in the Main Intelligence Directorate. He speaks several foreign languages and was awarded state awards. In 1998 as a colonel, he served as a RF Military Attaché in Tirana, Albania.
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