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Aleksandr Bokovikov
Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Bokovikov (russian: Александр Александрович Боковиков, 7 September 1956 – 8 August 2010) was a Russian politician and businessman who served as the governor of the now defunct Evenk Autonomous Okrug from 1997 until 2001. The Evenk Autonomous Okrug was later merged into the Krasnoyarsk Krai on 1 January 2007 and incorporated into the Krasnoyarsk Krai as the Evenkiysky District. Biography Political career Bokovikov was elected as the first chairman of the Evenk Autonomous Okrug legislature, known as the Suglan, in 1994. Governor of Evenk Autonomous Okrug Bokovikov announced his candidacy for Governor of Evenk Autonomous Okrug in the 1996 gubernatorial election. He ran with the backing of both the People's Patriotic Union of Russia and the Communist Party of the Russian Federation. Bokovikov's main opponent was the incumbent head of the Evenk Autonomous Okrug, Anatoly Yakimov, who was supported by the All Russia Coordinatin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evenk Autonomous Okrug
Evenk Autonomous Okrug (russian: Эвенки́йский автоно́мный о́круг, ; , ), or Evenkia, was a federal subject of Russia (an autonomous okrug of Krasnoyarsk Krai). It had been created in 1930. Its administrative center was the urban-type settlement of Tura. As of 2006, at 767,600 km, it was Russia's seventh largest federal subject, and the country's least populous: In 1999, the governor of Krasnoyarsk, General Alexander Lebed, demanded the recognize the central district government of Krasnoyarsk had authority over it, which the refused to do, causing a power struggle between the central district and the 's government.National Geographic. ''The Book of Peoples''. Page 139 Following a referendum on the issue held on April 17, 2005, Evenk and Taymyr Autonomous Okrugs were merged into Krasnoyarsk Krai effective January 1, 2007 (some Evenks contested the results, however). Administratively, they are now considered to be districts with special sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
