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Oleg Tsaryov
Ukrainian-Russian politician, businessman, and separatist (born 1970) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Oleg Anatolyevich Tsaryov (Russian: Олег Анатольевич Царёв; Ukrainian: Олег Анатолійович Царьов, romanized: Oleh Anatoliiovych Tsariov; born 2 June 1970)[2] is a Ukrainian and Russian[3] businessman, politician and former separatist official in eastern Ukraine.[4][5][6]
In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Anatolyevich and the family name is Tsaryov.
Quick Facts Speaker of the Parliament of Novorossiya, Preceded by ...
Oleg Tsaryov | |
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Олег Царёв Олег Царьов | |
![]() Tsaryov in 2014 | |
Speaker of the Parliament of Novorossiya | |
In office 26 June 2014 – 18 May 2015 | |
Preceded by | Office established |
Succeeded by | Office abolished |
People's Deputy of Ukraine | |
In office 14 June 2006 – 27 November 2014 | |
In office 14 May 2002 – 25 May 2006 | |
Personal details | |
Born | (1970-06-02) 2 June 1970 (age 54)[1] Dnipropetrovsk, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (now Dnipro, Ukraine) |
Nationality | Ukrainian, Russian |
Political party | Party of Regions (until 2014) |
Alma mater | National Research Nuclear University MEPhI |
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Website | olegtsarov |
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Tsaryov is a former People's Deputy of Ukraine elected for the Party of Regions in 2002, who was expelled from the party on 7 April 2014.[7]
On 26 July 2014, he became the speaker of the Parliament of Novorossiya, a confederation that included the separatist Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics, and served until its dissolution on 18 May 2015. He has been wanted by Ukrainian police since June 2014 for promoting separatism and violence.[8][9]