Leonid Korotkov
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Leonid Viktoryvich Korotkov (born January 10, 1965) was the governor of Amur Oblast in Siberia in Russia. He was born in Zavitinsk. He graduated from Far Eastern University in 1987.[1] He is a member of the Communist Party of Russia. He became governor in 2001, when he defeated the incumbent Anatoly Belogenov in a runoff. He had been a distant second with only 20% of the vote in the first round, but the incumbent got less than 50% of the vote so Korotkov could participate in the runoff, which he narrowly won.[2] In February 2005, Korotkov was renominated by Vladimir Putin and confirmed for a second term by the local Parliament.[1] He was one of the first governors to be elected in this way, as a law abolishing direct election of governors and presidents of the Russian republics had just taken effect.[3] Korotkov was dismissed from his position on May 10, 2007 by President Putin after being charged with abuse of power. Korotkov's deputy head for Agriculture, Alexander Nesterenko, was appointed as acting governor.[4]
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- ^ a b Governor of Amur Oblast, Government of Amur Oblast website. (Russian)
- ^ Governor elections 2001, Politics internet newspaper. (Russian)
- ^ Why is Amur Oblast criticized?, Alpha channel. (Russian)
- ^ Amur Governor Gets the Boot
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