Alexander Filimonov (Cossack)

Aleksandr Petrovich Filimonov
Born (1866-09-14)14 September 1866
Grigoropolisskaya stanitsa, Kuban oblast, Russian Empire
Died 4 August 1948(1948-08-04) (aged 81)
Osijek, Yugoslavia (now Croatia)
Allegiance Kuban People's Republic
Years of service 1917–1919
Rank Ataman

Aleksandr Filimonov (Russian: Алекса́ндр Филимо́нов; 1866–1948) was an ataman of the Kuban People's Republic in 1917–1919[1].

He and his Kuban Cossacks joined the White Army during the Russian Civil War, but after disagreements with Anton Denikin, he stepped down as Ataman in December 1919, and emigrated to Serbia.

References

  1. ↑ Jonathan D. Smele (2015). Historical Dictionary of the Russian Civil Wars, 1916-1926. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 399. ISBN 978-1-442-25281-3.
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