Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Alexander Lebed (April 20, 1950 - April 28, 2002) was a Russian general and politician. Very popular for his honesty and effectiveness, at the time time of his death many people thought he would be next president of Russia. He was killed in a Mi-8 helicopter crash in April, 2002. This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.