Yevgeny Savchenko
Yevgeny Stepanovich Savchenko Евгений Степанович Савченко | |
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1st Governor of Belgorod Oblast | |
Assumed office December 18, 1993 | |
Personal details | |
Born |
Krasnoyaruzhsky District, Kursk Oblast, RSFSR, USSR | April 8, 1950
Nationality | Russian |
Profession | Farmer |
Religion | Russian Catholic Church |
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Yevgeny Stepanovich Savchenko (Russian: Евгений Степанович Савченко) (born 1950) is the governor of Belgorod Oblast in Southern Russia. He has been in office since 1993, he is a member of the Agrarian Party. Savchenko is a supporter of President Putin and won by a clear majority against his communist challenger, Vasily Altukhov in 2003, receiving 61% of the votes. He had previously been elected in 1999, when he won against Vladimir Zhirinovsky. He initiated a campaign against swearing in his district.
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- (Russian) Official website
- Russian region bans foul language (BBC News)
- Washington Post article on his relationship with Yelena Baturina
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