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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.jpg) Smirnov in 2017 | |
| 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 23 October 1941 Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union (now Russia) |
| Political party | Republic |
| Spouse(s) | Zhannetta Nikolaevna Lotnik |
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References
- ↑ 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.