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{{person | {{person | ||
|wikipedia=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergei_Yushenkov | |wikipedia=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergei_Yushenkov | ||
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|birth_date=27 June 1950 | |birth_date=27 June 1950 | ||
|death_date=17 April 2003 | |death_date=17 April 2003 | ||
| + | |death_cause=gunshot | ||
|victim_of=assassination | |victim_of=assassination | ||
| − | |constitutes=politician | + | |constitutes=politician, Russian apartment bombings/Premature death |
|nationality=Russian | |nationality=Russian | ||
| + | |description=A member of the ill-fated [[Kovalev Commission]] who was assassinated. | ||
}} | }} | ||
| + | '''Sergei Yushenkov''' was a [[Russian]] [[politician]]. | ||
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==Career== | ==Career== | ||
| − | During the [[1991 | + | During the [[1991 Moscow Coup attempt]], he organized the "living chain" of civilians who came to protect the Parliament in [[Moscow]], and he successfully negotiated with military personnel sent to storm the building. |
He was on the [[Kovalev Commission]] to investigate the [[1999 Russian apartment bombings]]. | He was on the [[Kovalev Commission]] to investigate the [[1999 Russian apartment bombings]]. | ||
| − | == | + | ==Assassination== |
| − | + | [[image:Sergei Yushenkov assassinated.jpg|left|300px]] | |
| + | Sergei Yushenkov was shot dead on 17 April 2003, just hours after registering his political party to participate in the December 2003 parliamentary elections. 3 months later [[Yuri Shchekochikhin]] another member of the commission was assassinated.<ref>http://www.nupi.no/cgi-win/Russland/krono.exe?6200</ref> | ||
{{SMWDocs}} | {{SMWDocs}} | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 19:25, 21 December 2019
 Sergei Yushenkov    (politician, Russian apartment bombings/Premature death) | |
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| Born | 27 June 1950 |
| Died | 17 April 2003 (Age 52) |
Cause of death | gunshot |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Member of | Kovalev commission |
| Victim of | assassination |
A member of the ill-fated Kovalev Commission who was assassinated. | |
Sergei Yushenkov was a Russian politician.
Career
During the 1991 Moscow Coup attempt, he organized the "living chain" of civilians who came to protect the Parliament in Moscow, and he successfully negotiated with military personnel sent to storm the building.
He was on the Kovalev Commission to investigate the 1999 Russian apartment bombings.
Assassination
Sergei Yushenkov was shot dead on 17 April 2003, just hours after registering his political party to participate in the December 2003 parliamentary elections. 3 months later Yuri Shchekochikhin another member of the commission was assassinated.[1]
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