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Viktor Tikhonov (politician)
Ukrainian politician (1949–2020) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Viktor Mykolayovych Tikhonov, also spelled Viktor Tykhonov (Ukrainian: Віктор Миколайович Тихонов; 5 March 1949 – 29 August 2020) was a Ukrainian politician.
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Biography
Born in Antratsyt Raion, Tikhonov served in the Verkhovna Rada from 1990 to 1994[2] and again from 2006[3] to 2014.[4] He also served as the First Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine from 11 March 2010 until 1 June 2011, with the Cabinet of Prime Minister Mykola Azarov.[5]
Additionally, Tikhonov was chairman of the Luhansk Regional Council in eastern Ukraine from 1998 to 2006.[5] He also served as the ambassador to Belarus from 2011 to 2012.[5]
In a 2016 interview, Tikhonov stated that he now permanently lived in Russian-occupied Crimea.[5]
Viktor Tikhonov died from pneumonia in Simferopol on 29 August 2020, at the age of 71.[5]
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