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Gennady Yanayev

Gennady Yanayev

Former Acting President of the Soviet Union
Gennady Ivanovich Yanayev was a Soviet politician. Yanayev's political career spanned the rules of Khrushchev, Brezhnev, Andropov and Chernenko, and culminated during the Gorbachev years. Yanayev was born in Perevoz, Gorky Oblast. Wikipedia
Born: August 26, 1937, Perevoz, Russia
Died: September 24, 2010 (age 73 years), Moscow, Russia
Previous offices: Acting President of the Soviet Union (1991–1991) and Vice President of the Soviet Union (1990–1991)
Presidential term: August 19, 1991 – August 21, 1991