Igor Smirnov
first President of Transnistria / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Igor Nikolaevich Smirnov (Russian: И́горь Никола́евич Смирно́в, tr. Igorʹ Nikolayevich Smirnov; Romanian: Igor Nicolaevici Smirnov; born 23 October 1941) is a Transnistrian politician. He was the first president (1991–2011) of the internationally unrecognized Pridnestrovian Moldovan Republic. He supported Transnistria becoming part of Russia.[1]
Quick Facts 1st President of Transnistria, Vice President ...
Igor Smirnov Игорь Смирнóв | |
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1st President of Transnistria | |
In office 1 October 1991 – 30 December 2011 | |
Vice President | Alexandru Caraman Sergey Leontiev Aleksandr Korolyov |
Preceded by | Andrey Manoylov (Acting) |
Succeeded by | Yevgeny Shevchuk |
In office 2 September 1990 – 25 August 1991 | |
Vice President | Alexandru Caraman |
Preceded by | Office established |
Succeeded by | Andrey Manoylov (Acting) |
Personal details | |
Born | Igor Nikolaevich Smirnov (1941-10-23) 23 October 1941 (age 82) Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union (now Russia) |
Political party | Republic |
Spouse(s) | Zhannetta Nikolaevna Lotnik |
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