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From 2000 to 2012, he was the governor of Moscow Oblast.       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4Table of ContentsBiography[edit]Honours and awards[edit]See also[edit]References[edit]External links[edit]Biography[edit]Born 7 November 1943 in Saratov, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union, he graduated from a Suvorov military cadet school, the Leningrad Military Commanders School and later from the Frunze Military Academy in Moscow, as well as the General Staff Academy.During the Soviet\u2013Afghan War, Gromov did three tours of duty (1980\u20131982, 1985\u20131986, 1987\u20131989), and was best known for the two years as the last Commander of the 40th Army in Afghanistan. Gromov was the last Soviet soldier to leave Afghanistan, crossing on foot the Friendship Bridge spanning the Amu-Daria river on 15 February 1989, the day the Soviet pullout from Afghanistan was completed. He received the highest military award\u00a0\u2013 the golden star of the Hero of the Soviet Union after Operation Magistral had lifted the siege of the city of Khost in eastern Afghanistan.       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4During the Red Army withdrawal in February 1989, 30 to 40 military trucks crammed with Afghan historical treasures crossed into the Soviet Union, under orders from General Boris Gromov. He cut an antique Tekke carpet stolen from Darul Aman Palace into several pieces, and gave it to his acquaintances.[1]After the Afghan War, he was chosen as a candidate for vice president by the Communist Party in the Russian presidential election of 1991 (the candidate for president was former premier Nikolai Ryzhkov). He served as First Deputy Defence Minister of the Russian Federation. In 1994, Gromov retired from the Russian Armed Forces, and was soon appointed deputy Interior Minister. He was elected, in 1995, to the State Duma, lower house of the Russian parliament. In January 2000, he was elected governor of the Moscow region and re-elected in December 2003.Honours and awards[edit]  Gromov, then a colonel general, announces withdrawal of Soviet army from Afghanistan in 1989Hero of the Soviet UnionOrder of LeninOrder of the Red Banner, twiceOrder of the Red StarOrder for Service to the Homeland in the Armed Forces of the USSR, 3rd classMedal for Combat ServiceMedal “For merits in perpetuating the memory of the fallen defenders of the Fatherland” (Russian Ministry of Defence, 2008) \u2014 for his great personal contribution to the commemoration of the fallen defenders of the Fatherland, the establishment of names of the dead and the fate of missing servicemen, displaying high moral and business qualities, diligence and intelligent initiative, to assist in the task of perpetuating the memory of the fallen defenders of the FatherlandOrder of Merit for the Fatherland;1st class (2018)[2]2nd class (6 November 2003) \u2013 for outstanding contribution to strengthening Russian statehood, and socio-economic development of the region3rd class4th class (7 November 2008) \u2013 for outstanding contribution to the socio-economic development of the Moscow region and many years of fruitful work[3]Medal “For Impeccable Service” 1st, 2nd and 3rd classesOrder of Prince Yaroslav the Wise, 5th class (Ukraine, 7 November 2003)Medal “10 Years of the Armed Forces of Ukraine”Order of Friendship of Peoples (Belarus) (22 November 2005) \u2013 for his significant contribution to the development of economic, scientific-technological and cultural ties between Belarus and Moscow Oblast of the Russian FederationMedal “In memory of the 10th anniversary of the withdrawal of Soviet troops from Afghanistan” (Belarus, 13 February 2003) \u2013 for his great personal contribution to the development and strengthening of cooperation between movements of Afghan War Veterans of the Republic of Belarus and the Russian FederationMedal “Fidelity” (Afghanistan, 17 November 1988)Order of St. Prince Vladimir Equal, 1st class (Russian Orthodox Church, 2008) \u2013 in consideration of special services for the Moscow diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church and the 65th anniversary of the birthOrder of the Holy Prince Daniel of Moscow, 1st classOrder of St. SergiusOrder of Saint Blessed Grand Prince Dmitry Donskoy, 1st classJubilee Medal “In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary since the Birth of Vladimir Il’ich Lenin”Jubilee Medal “Twenty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941\u20131945”Jubilee Medal “50 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR”Jubilee Medal “60 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR”Jubilee Medal “70 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR”Order of the Red Banner (Afghanistan)Order of Honour (2012)[4]See also[edit]References[edit]External links[edit]     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki41\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki41\/boris-gromov-wikipedia\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Boris Gromov – Wikipedia"}}]}]