Leonid Gorbenko, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Leonid Gorbenko

Russian politician

Date of Birth: 20-Jun-1939

Place of Birth: Korsun-Shevchenkivskyi Raion, Cherkasy Oblast, Ukraine

Date of Death: 07-Aug-2010

Profession: politician

Nationality: Russia

Zodiac Sign: Gemini


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About Leonid Gorbenko

  • Leonid Petrovich Gorbenko (Russian: ?????? ???????? ????????; 20 June 1939 – 7 August 2010) was a Russian politician.
  • He was elected the 2nd Governor of Kaliningrad Oblast in 1996, serving in that office until 2000.Kalinigrad's first governor, Yuri Matochkin, was appointed by Russian President Boris Yeltsin.
  • Matochkin pursued largely pro-Western policies and tried to boost ties to Kalinigrad's neighboring countries in the Baltic.
  • Leonid Gorbenko defeated Matochkin in the 1996 gubernatorial election.In 1998, Gorbenko declared a state of emergency in Kalinigrad following the 1998 Russian financial crisis.
  • The state of emergency was illegal under Russian law, but allowed Gorbenko to consolidate his hold on power.
  • Gorbenko, unlike his predecessor, pursued an isolationist policy toward Kalinigrad's neighbors and the rest of Russia.
  • His administration had a reputation for corruption and mismanagement, with connections to many of Kalinigrad's businesses.City and local officials in Kaliningrad Oblast were largely dissatisfied with Gorbenko's isolationalist policies.
  • Many municipalities created their own development plans to attract Russian and foreign investors and business.Vladimir Putin became Russia's second president in May 2000.
  • Putin, who was dissatisfied with Leonid Gorbenko's policies, openly supported Gorbenko's opponent in the 2000 Kalinigrad gubernatorial election, Admiral Vladimir Yegorov, the former Commander of Russia's Baltic Fleet,.
  • In November 2000, Yegorov defeated Gorbenko in the election.Leonid Gorbenko died on 7 August 2010, at the age of 71.

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