Alexander Zakharchenko
Head and Prime Minister of the Donetsk People's Republic / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Alexander Vladimirovich Zakharchenko (Russian: Алекса́ндр Влади́мирович Заха́рченко, IPA: [ɐlʲɪˈksandr vlɐˈdʲimʲɪrəvʲɪtɕ zɐˈxartɕɪnkə], Ukrainian: Олекса́ндр Володи́мирович Заха́рченко; 26 June 1976 – 31 August 2018) was a Ukrainian separatist leader.[4][5] He was the head of state and Prime Minister of the self-proclaimed state and a rebel group Donetsk People's Republic, which declared independence from Ukraine on 11 May 2014.[6][7][8][9]
Quick Facts President of the Donetsk People's Republic, Prime Minister ...
Alexander Zakharchenko | |
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Александр Захарченко Олександр Захарченко | |
President of the Donetsk People's Republic | |
In office 4 November 2014 – 31 August 2018 | |
Prime Minister | Himself |
Preceded by | Pavel Gubarev (as People's Governor) |
Succeeded by | Dmitry Trapeznikov (Acting) |
Prime Minister of the Donetsk People's Republic | |
In office 7 August 2014 – 31 August 2018 | |
President | Pavel Gubarev Himself |
Deputy | Vladimir Antyufeyev Ravil Khalikov Alexander Borodai Andrei Purgin |
Preceded by | Alexander Borodai |
Succeeded by | Dmitry Trapeznikov (Acting) |
Personal details | |
Born | Alexander Vladimirovich Zakharchenko (1976-06-26)26 June 1976 Donetsk, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
Died | 31 August 2018(2018-08-31) (aged 42) Donetsk, Ukraine |
Political party | Donetsk Republic[1] |
Alma mater | Donetsk National Technical University |
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Military service | |
Allegiance | Donetsk People's Republic Novorossiya |
Branch/service | United Armed Forces of Novorossiya |
Rank |
Major General DNR[2] Major General LNR[3] |
Commands | Oplot Battalion |
Battles/wars | War in Donbas |
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Zakharchenko was assassinated by a bombing in Donetsk, on 31 August 2018, aged 42.[10]