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Igor Rodionov
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Rodinov at a Pentagon briefing while serving as Russian Minister of Defence
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| Minister of Defence | |
| In office 17 July 1996 – 22 May 1997 |
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| President | Boris Yeltsin |
| Prime Minister | Viktor Chernomyrdin |
| Preceded by | Mikhail Kolesnikov (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Igor Sergeyev |
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Igor Nikolayevich Rodionov
Игорь Николаевич Родионов 1 December 1936 Kurakino Village, Penza Oblast, Russian SFSR, USSR |
| Died | 19 December 2014 (aged 78) Moscow, Russia |
| Awards | Order of the Red Banner Order of the Red Star (2) Order for Service to the Homeland in the Armed Forces of the USSR, 2nd class and 3rd class |
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| Allegiance |  Soviet Union Russia |
| Branch/service | Russian Ground Forces |
| Years of service | 1954–1997 |
| Rank | General of the Army |
| Unit | 40th Army (Soviet Union) |
| Commands | Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation Transcaucasian Military District |
| Battles/wars | Soviet War in Afghanistan |
Igor Nikolayevich Rodionov (Russian: Игорь Николаевич Родионов; 1 December 1936 – 19 December 2014) was a Russian general and Duma deputy. He was best known for his service heading the Defence Ministry of the Russian Federation.