Alexander Filimonov (Cossack)

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

Aleksandr Petrovich Filimonov
Born(1866-09-14)14 September 1866
Grigoropolisskaya stanitsa, Kuban oblast, Russian Empire
Died4 August 1948(1948-08-04) (aged 81)
Osijek, Yugoslavia (now Croatia)
AllegianceKuban People's Republic
Years of service1917–1919
RankAtaman

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 Yugoslavia.

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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