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Place of Birth: Tarskoye, Russia
About Yunus-bek Yevkurov
- Yunus-Bek Bamatgireyevich Yevkurov (Russian: ???´?-??? ?????????´???? ????´???; Ingush: ?´???????´???? ??´??????? ?´??????; born 23 July 1963) is an Ingush politician.
- He was the head of the southern Russian republic of Ingushetia, appointed by President Dmitry Medvedev, from 31 October 2008 to 24 June 2019.
- The following day, the People's Assembly of the Republic of Ingushetia, the republic's regional parliament, voted in favor of Yevkurov's appointment, making him the third Head of Ingushetia. He is a career soldier, paratrooper, and Hero of the Russian Federation who was involved in numerous conflicts where Russia played a key role, including Kosovo (1999) and Chechnya.
- On 22 June 2009, Yevkurov was seriously injured following a car-bomb attack on his motorcade in the city of Nazran.
- On 23 October 2011, Yevkurov was again a target of an attack whilst on a national holiday.As head of Ingushetia, Yevkurov claimed he had succeeded in stabilising the crime situation and bringing about positive social changes within the Russian republic.
- Since September 2018, he faced opposition at home, following the controversial land transfer deal with the neighboring Republic of Chechnya.He was appointed as a Deputy Defence Minister by President Putin on 8 July.
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