Gennady Zyuganov
Gennady Andreyevich Zyuganov (born 1944 in Mymrino) is a Russian politician. He has led the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF) since 1993. He has campaigned for the Russian presidency four times. He has finished second each time.
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| First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation | |
| Assumed office 14 February 1993 | |
| Deputy | Valentin Kuptsov (until 2004) Ivan Melnikov (present) |
| Preceded by | Valentin Kuptsov |
| First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Union of Communist Parties | |
| Assumed office 23 January 2001 | |
| Preceded by | Oleg Shenin |
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| Born | Gennady Andreyevich Zyuganov 26 June 1944 Mymrino, Oryol Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Political party | Communist Party of the Russian Federation Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1966-1991) |
| Spouse(s) | Nadezhda Vitalyevna, |
| Children | Andrey (born in 1968) Tatiana (born in 1974)[1] |
| Profession | Teacher, civil servant |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Soviet Union |
| Branch/service | Soviet Army |
| Years of service | 1963–1966 |
| Rank | Colonel |
Gennady Zyuganov Media
The results of the second round of the 1996 elections. Red highlighted regions where Zyuganov won
Vladimir Putin and Zyuganov
Dmitry Medvedev and Zyuganov
Communist protesters with a sign portraying an "order of dismissal" for Vladimir Putin for "betrayal of the national interests", Moscow, 1 May 2012.
Zyuganov campaigning on Red Square
Zyuganov in the background of Nikolay Kharitonov meeting with Zhang Hanhui in June 2021
Zyuganov, Alexey Nechayev and Leonid Slutsky at the "Russia-Africa" parliamentary conference in Moscow on 20 March 2023
