Joaquim Crima
Encyclopedia
Joaquim Crima, , a Guinea-Bissauan-born farmer, is a former independent candidate in the 2009 Srednyaya Akhtuba
election
. as the first black man to run for head of the district, Crima received the nickname, "the Russian Obama". However, both he and another black candidate for the post, Filipp Kondratyev (the son of a Ghanaian father and a Russian mother) came in third (with 4.75%) and last respectively against the United Russia incumbent.
n descent, have a 10-year-old son. In addition to farming, he also sells melons at the local marketplace in the district.
. He wants to fix problems in his district, where some residents still lack potable water, have unpaved streets and use outhouses. About 55,000 people live in the district's 18 villages and towns.
"The current district head has been in power for 10 years, but he hasn't done anything for people here," said Crima. "There are young families that need housing, who need opportunities. This town and Russia are ready for a change."
Srednyaya Akhtuba
Srednyaya Akhtuba is an urban locality and the administrative center of Sredneakhtubinsky District of Volgograd Oblast, Russia. Population:...
election
Election
An election is a formal decision-making process by which a population chooses an individual to hold public office. Elections have been the usual mechanism by which modern representative democracy operates since the 17th century. Elections may fill offices in the legislature, sometimes in the...
. as the first black man to run for head of the district, Crima received the nickname, "the Russian Obama". However, both he and another black candidate for the post, Filipp Kondratyev (the son of a Ghanaian father and a Russian mother) came in third (with 4.75%) and last respectively against the United Russia incumbent.
Personal History
Joaquim Crima, is a 37-year-old native of Guinea Bissau who settled in southern Russia in 1989 after earning a degree from Volgograd State Pedagogical University. He and his wife, Anait, who is of ArmeniaArmenia
Armenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a landlocked mountainous country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia...
n descent, have a 10-year-old son. In addition to farming, he also sells melons at the local marketplace in the district.
Political career
Crima is promising to battle corruption and bring development to his district on the Volga RiverVolga River
The Volga is the largest river in Europe in terms of length, discharge, and watershed. It flows through central Russia, and is widely viewed as the national river of Russia. Out of the twenty largest cities of Russia, eleven, including the capital Moscow, are situated in the Volga's drainage...
. He wants to fix problems in his district, where some residents still lack potable water, have unpaved streets and use outhouses. About 55,000 people live in the district's 18 villages and towns.
"The current district head has been in power for 10 years, but he hasn't done anything for people here," said Crima. "There are young families that need housing, who need opportunities. This town and Russia are ready for a change."