Oleg Khorzhan
Transnistrian politician (1976–2023) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Oleg Olegovich Khorzhan (Russian: Олег Олегович Хоржан; Romanian: Oleg Olegovici Horjan; 30 June 1976 – 16 July 2023) was a Transnistrian politician who served as the chairman of the Transnistrian Communist Party and as a member of Transnistria's Supreme Council.
Quick Facts Leader of the Transnistrian Communist Party, Succeeded by ...
Oleg Khorzhan | |
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Олег Хоржан | |
Leader of the Transnistrian Communist Party | |
In office May 2003 – 19 May 2018[1] | |
Succeeded by | Nadezhda Bondarenko (acting) |
Member of the Supreme Council of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic | |
In office 2010–2018 | |
Personal details | |
Born | (1976-06-30)30 June 1976 Camenca, Moldavian SSR, Soviet Union |
Died | 16 July 2023(2023-07-16) (aged 47) Sucleia, Transnistria (Moldova) |
Manner of death | Assassination (stab wounds) |
Political party | Transnistrian Communist Party |
Children | 2 |
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In 2018, he was arrested and imprisoned for allegedly assaulting law enforcement during a political rally. He was released on 6 December 2022 after serving the entirety of his sentence. During his imprisonment, Khorzhan was considered a political prisoner by his supporters and the UCP–CPSU. On 16 July 2023, he was stabbed to death by an unknown assailant in his office.