Alexander Zakharchenko
Head and Prime Minister of the Donetsk People's Republic
Alexander Vladimirovich Zakharchenko (Russian: Алекса́ндр Влади́мирович Заха́рченко, IPA: [ɐlʲɪˈksandr vlɐˈdʲimʲɪrəvʲɪtɕ zɐˈxartɕɪnkə], Ukrainian: Олекса́ндр Володи́мирович Заха́рченко; 26 June 1976 – 31 August 2018) was a Ukrainian separatist leader.[4][5] He was the head of state and Prime Minister of the self-proclaimed state and a rebel group Donetsk People's Republic, which declared independence from Ukraine on 11 May 2014.[6][7][8][9]
Alexander Zakharchenko | |
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Александр Захарченко Олександр Захарченко | |
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| President of the Donetsk People's Republic | |
| In office 4 November 2014 – 31 August 2018 | |
| Prime Minister | Himself |
| Preceded by | Pavel Gubarev (as People's Governor) |
| Succeeded by | Dmitry Trapeznikov (Acting) |
| Prime Minister of the Donetsk People's Republic | |
| In office 7 August 2014 – 31 August 2018 | |
| President | Pavel Gubarev Himself |
| Deputy | Vladimir Antyufeyev Ravil Khalikov Alexander Borodai Andrei Purgin |
| Preceded by | Alexander Borodai |
| Succeeded by | Dmitry Trapeznikov (Acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Alexander Vladimirovich Zakharchenko 26 June 1976 Donetsk, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Died | 31 August 2018 (aged 42) Donetsk, Ukraine |
| Political party | Donetsk Republic[1] |
| Alma mater | Donetsk National Technical University |
| Signature |  |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Donetsk People's Republic Novorossiya |
| Branch/service | United Armed Forces of Novorossiya |
| Rank | 
Major General DNR[2]Major General LNR[3] |
| Commands | Oplot Battalion |
| Battles/wars | War in Donbas |
Zakharchenko was assassinated by a bombing in Donetsk, on 31 August 2018, aged 42.[10]
References
change- ↑ "Self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic to elect its leader, lawmakers". TASS Russian News Agency. 2 November 2014. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
- ↑ "Online site translation into English and other languages – Yandex.Translate". translate.yandex.com. Archived from the original on 2021-02-27. Retrieved 2018-09-01.
- ↑ "Online site translation into English and other languages – Yandex.Translate". translate.yandex.com.
- ↑ "Ukraine rebel leader Zakharchenko 'wants 100,000 men'". BBC News. 2 February 2015. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
- ↑ Tisdall, Simon (16 February 2015). "EU gets tough with Russian military leaders – and Soviet-era 'Sinatra'". Retrieved 21 October 2016 – via The Guardian.
- ↑ "Pro-Russians: Ukraine's Donetsk 'Independent'". News.sky.com. 12 May 2014. Archived from the original on 25 December 2018. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
- ↑ "Премьер-министром ДНР стал россиянин Александр Бородай". Retrieved 9 February 2015.
- ↑ "Ukraine's bogus referendums". The Economist. 11 May 2014. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
- ↑ "Ukraine crisis: Donetsk leader dismisses Kremlin support claim". Financial Times. 3 June 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
- ↑ Ukraine: Top rebel leader Alexander Zakharchenko killed in Donetsk blast, Deutsche Welle, 31 August 2018
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