Mikhail Ivanovich Lapshin (; 1 September 1934 – 17 June 2006) was a Russian politician who had served as the 4th

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of the

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from 2002 to 2006.

Biography

Lapshin was born in Setovka, in what is now

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. He was an ethnic Russian, but registered as ethnic Altai in the 2002 census when he was Head of the Altai Republic. He was founder of the

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and served as its leader between 1993 and 2004. He became Head of the Altai Republic in January 2002. He defeated incumbent

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in the December 2001 elections with 68% of the vote. In the first round of the elections, Lapshin and Zubakin were in a field of many candidates, and Lapshin received 23% of the vote. Lapshin survived an impeachment attempt in March 2005 by a vote of 22–14 in the state assembly. In December 2005, as his term was expiring, Lapshin was not renominated by President

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for another term, which was necessary for him to continue in office because of changes in the law. He was succeeded on 20 January 2006, by one of his 2001 election opponents,

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. Lapshin died of

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at his home in , in the

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, several months after leaving his post as president. He is interred at

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in Moscow.

References

1934 births 2006 deaths People from Altai Krai Heads of the Altai Republic Moscow State Institute of International Relations alumni Agrarian Party of Russia politicians Communist Party of the Russian Federation members Communist Party of the Soviet Union members First convocation members of the State Duma (Russian Federation) Second convocation members of the State Duma (Russian Federation) Third convocation members of the State Duma (Russian Federation) Members of the Federation Council of Russia (after 2000) Recipients of the Order of the Badge of Honour Recipients of the Order of the Red Banner of Labour Burials in Troyekurovskoye Cemetery {{Russia-StateDuma-Deputy-stub