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Aleksey Karyakin | |
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| Chairman of the People’s Council of the Luhansk People's Republic | |
| In office 18 May 2014 – 25 March 2016[1] | |
| Preceded by | office established |
| Succeeded by | Vladimir Degtyarenko |
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| Born | 7 April 1980 Stakhanov (now Kadiivka), Ukrainian SSR, USSR |
Aleksey Vyacheslavovych Karyakin (Russian: Алексе́й Вячесла́вович Каря́кин), born 7 April 1980 in Stakhanov (now Kadiivka) is a former Chairman of the People's Council (parliament) of the unrecognized state of Luhansk People's Republic.[2] He was voted out on 25 March 2016.[1]
In media appeared information that Karyakin is imprisoned by Luhansk People's Republic.[3] Couple of days later, in interview to Kommersant he denied those claims.[4] He is suspected of attempted murder "of law enforcement officers and military personnel", "international damage to another's property" and "illegal purchase, storage, transportation or carrying of firearms and ammunition".[5]
Karyakin was born in Stakhanov (now Kadiivka) in the Luhansk region of the Ukrainian SSR.[2] After graduating from college with a degree in motor vehicle maintenance and repair, he had a small business.[2]
On May 18, 2014 Karyakin was elected head of parliament of the unrecognized state of Luhansk People's Republic.[6][3]
- ^ a b "Народный совет ЛНР отстранил от должности председателя Карякина". 25 March 2016.
- ^ a b c "Назван глава Луганской народной республики".
- ^ a b Ukrainian rebel leaders divided by bitter purge, The Washington Post (3 October 2016)
- ^ Barabanov, I. "In Luhansk cleansing all who had relation to founding of the republic" («В Луганске чистят всех, кто имел отношение к становлению республики»). Kommersant. 5 October 2016
- ^ "Плотницький оголосив у розшук колишнього голову "парламенту" Карякіна – новини Луганська".
- ^ "Луганская Народная Республика получила конституцию, правительство и главу". 19 May 2014.[permanent dead link]