Igor Smirnov

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]

Igor Smirnov
Игорь Смирнóв
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Smirnov in 2017
1st President of Transnistria
In office
1 October 1991 – 30 December 2011
Vice PresidentAlexandru Caraman
Sergey Leontiev
Aleksandr Korolyov
Preceded byAndrey Manoylov (Acting)
Succeeded byYevgeny Shevchuk
In office
2 September 1990 – 25 August 1991
Vice PresidentAlexandru Caraman
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byAndrey 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 partyRepublic
Spouse(s)Zhannetta Nikolaevna Lotnik
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References

  1. Osipov, Alexander; Vasilevich, Hanna (2019). "Transnistrian nation-building: a case of effective diversity policies?". Nationalities Papers. 47 (6): 983–999. doi:10.1017/nps.2018.26. S2CID 201376934.