Boris Nemtsov
Boris Yefimovich Nemtsov was a Russian physicist, liberal politician, and outspoken critic of Vladimir Putin. Early in his political career, he was involved in the introduction of reforms into the Russian post-Soviet economy. In the 1990s under President Boris Yeltsin, he was the first governor of the Nizhny Novgorod Oblast (1991–1997). Later he worked in the government of Russia as Minister of Fuel and Energy (1997), Vice Premier of Russia and Security Council member from 1997 to 1998. In 1998, he founded the Young Russia movement. In 1998, he co-founded the coalition group Right Cause and in 1999, he co-formed Union of Right Forces, an electoral bloc and subsequently a political party. Nemtsov was also a member of the Congress of People's Deputies (1990), Federation Council (1993–97) and State Duma (1999–2003).
Some of the key events about Boris Nemtsov
- 1985Earned a PhD in Physics and Mathematics from Gorky State University
- 1990Elected to the Supreme Soviet of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
- 1991Appointed as Governor of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
- 1993Co-founded the political party "Russia's Choice"
- 1997Appointed as First Deputy Prime Minister of Russia
- 1997Criticized for alleged corruption and mismanagement as First Deputy Prime Minister
- 1998Briefly served as Deputy Prime Minister of Russia
- 1998Faced accusations of financial impropriety during Russia's 1998 financial crisis
- 1999Co-founded the Union of Right Forces political party
- 2000Elected to the State Duma, the lower house of the Russian parliament
- 2004Co-founded the Committee 2008: Free Choice
- 2004Supported the Orange Revolution in Ukraine, drawing criticism from Russian nationalists
- 2007Arrested during an opposition rally in St. Petersburg
- 2011Arrested during protests against alleged electoral fraud in Moscow
- 2012Elected to the Yaroslavl Oblast Duma, serving as a regional deputy
- 2012Charged with embezzlement in a case he claimed was politically motivated
- 2013Accused of accepting bribes while governor of Nizhny Novgorod in the 1990s
- 2014Criticized for supporting Western sanctions against Russia over the Ukraine crisis
- 2014Faced legal troubles over alleged slander against a United Russia party member
- 2015Assassinated in Moscow, leading to controversy and accusations of government involvement
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