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Viktor Zimin (politician)

Viktor Zimin (politician)

Russian politician (1962–2020)

Viktor Mikhaylovich Zimin (Russian: Ви́ктор Миха́йлович Зи́мин: 23 August 1962 – 23 November 2020) was a Russian politician.

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Mikhaylovich and the family name is Zimin.
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Biography

He served as Chairman of the Government of the Republic of Khakassia, a federal subject of Russia, from 2009 until 2018. He came into power after Aleksey Lebed left office. His father was Russian, his mother was of German descent.

In 2018, Zimin lost his bid for re-election to a third term in the first round of voting and declined to participate in the second, amid low polling.

He died in Moscow on 23 November 2020, after contracting COVID-19.[1]

References

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    Скончался экс-глава Хакасии Виктор Зимин (in Russian)


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