Leonid Vasilyevich Potapov (; 4 July 1935 – 12 November 2020) was the Chairman of the Supreme Soviet of Buryatia from August 1991 to 1994, and then

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of the

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/ref> from July 1994 to July 2007. He was reelected three times (in 1994, 1998 and 2002); in 2002 he received 68% of the vote.

Biography

Potapov was born in Uakit,

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. In 1959 he graduated as an Engineer from Khabarovsk Institute of Railway Transport. From January to April 1990 he was nominal Vice President (Vice Chairman of Supreme Council) of

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. In April 1990 he returned to Buryatia and was nominated as a local communist party chief (1st secretary of CPSU Buryatian branch). In October 1991 he became Chairman of the Supreme Council. He died from

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on 12 November 2020, aged 85.

Honours and awards

Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" The Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" () is a state decoration of the Russian Federation. It was instituted on 2 March 1994 by Presidential Decree 442. Until the re-establishment of the Order of St. Andrew in 1998, it was the highest order of ...

; ** 3rd class (7 August 2007) - for outstanding contribution to strengthening Russian statehood and many years of diligent work ** 4th class (11 May 1998) - for outstanding contribution to the socio-economic development of the republic, strengthening friendship and cooperation between nations *

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(26 June 1995) - for services to the state, achievements in work and significant contribution in strengthening friendship and cooperation among peoples and selfless actions in rescuing the dying *

Order of the October Revolution The Order of the October Revolution (, ''Orden Oktyabr'skoy Revolyutsii'') was instituted on 31 October 1967, in time for the 50th anniversary of the October Revolution. It was conferred upon individuals or groups for services furthering communis ...

Order of the Red Banner of Labour The Order of the Red Banner of Labour () was an order of the Soviet Union established to honour great deeds and services to the Soviet state and society in the fields of production, science, culture, literature, the arts, education, sports ...

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* Distinguished Engineer of the Buryat ASSR * Honorary citizen of the city of

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* Honorary Professor of the Buryat State University, Modern University for the Humanities,

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, Irkutsk State Technical University and the

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References

External links

Official presidential website
1935 births 2020 deaths People from Buryatia Communist Party of the Russian Federation members Heads of the Republic of Buryatia Members of the Central Committee of the 28th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union Members of the Federation Council of Russia (1994–1996) Members of the Federation Council of Russia (1996–2000) Recipients of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 3rd class Recipients of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 4th class Recipients of the Order of the Badge of Honour Recipients of the Order of the October Revolution Recipients of the Order of the Red Banner of Labour Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Russia {{Russia-politician-stub