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==Career==
 
==Career==
During the [[1991 Soviet 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.
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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]].
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Revision as of 15:26, 3 January 2019

Person.png Sergei Yushenkov  Rdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
(politician, Russian apartment bombings/Premature death)
Born27 June 1950
Died17 April 2003 (Age 52)
NationalityRussian
Member ofKovalev commission
Victim ofassassination

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.

Death

He was assassinated 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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