List of Russian governors who died in office
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- Aleksandr LebedAleksandr LebedAlexander Ivanovich Lebed was a Russian lieutenant-general and politician. He placed third in the 1996 Russian presidential election, with 14.5% of the vote nationwide. He later served as Russia's Secretary of the Security Council and as governor of Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia's second largest region...
, governor of Krasnoyarsk KraiKrasnoyarsk KraiKrasnoyarsk Krai is a federal subject of Russia . It is the second largest federal subject after the Sakha Republic, and Russia's largest krai, occupying an area of , which is 13% of the country's total territory. The administrative center of the krai is the city of Krasnoyarsk...
, died in a helicopter crash in 2002 - Igor FarkhutdinovIgor FarkhutdinovIgor Pavlovich Farkhutdinov was governor of Sakhalin Oblast, Russia during 1995-2003.He died in a helicopter crash....
, governor of SakhalinSakhalinSakhalin or Saghalien, is a large island in the North Pacific, lying between 45°50' and 54°24' N.It is part of Russia, and is Russia's largest island, and is administered as part of Sakhalin Oblast...
, died in a helicopter crash in 2003 - Mikhail YevdokimovMikhail YevdokimovMikhail Sergeyevich Yevdokimov was a Russian entertainer and politician.Yevdokimov was born in Stalinsk , western Siberia. After a long career as a comedian, actor and singer, he had entered politics by 2003. In April 2004, he became governor of the Altai Krai region of Russia after defeating...
, governor of AltaiAltai KraiAltai Krai is a federal subject of Russia . It borders with, clockwise from the south, Kazakhstan, Novosibirsk and Kemerovo Oblasts, and the Altai Republic. The krai's administrative center is the city of Barnaul...
, died in a car accidentCar accidentA traffic collision, also known as a traffic accident, motor vehicle collision, motor vehicle accident, car accident, automobile accident, Road Traffic Collision or car crash, occurs when a vehicle collides with another vehicle, pedestrian, animal, road debris, or other stationary obstruction,...
in 2005 - Valentin Tsvetkov, governor of Magadan region, killed in 2002
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Governor
A governor is a governing official, usually the executive of a non-sovereign level of government, ranking under the head of state...