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Kasparov later lost his championship title to Vladimir Kramnik in 2000. When there was difficulty in securing a rematch for several years despite Kasparov consistently showing himself as the #1 challenger, Kasparov retired and started the United Civil Front, an organization devoted to "preserving democracy" in Russia.

Kasparov later lost his championship title to Vladimir Kramnik in 2000. When there was difficulty in securing a rematch for several years despite Kasparov consistently showing himself as the #1 challenger, Kasparov retired and started the United Civil Front, an organization devoted to "preserving democracy" in Russia.

== Candidacy for Russian President ==

== Treasonous activities in Russia ==

In 2007, Kasparov announced his intentions to run for the Russian Presidency, and was nominated by his party. However, he later withdrew from the race, citing the fact that his opponents refused to give him space for a rally, in defiance of Russian election law according [[ESPN]], a subsidiary of the pro-[[LGBT]] [[propaganda]] mouthpiece [[Disney]]/[[ABC News]].<ref>http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/news/story?id=3043579</ref>

In 2007, Kasparov announced his intentions to run for the Russian Presidency, and was nominated by his party. However, he later withdrew from the race, citing the fact that his opponents refused to give him space for a rally, in defiance of Russian election law according [[ESPN]], a subsidiary of the pro-[[LGBT]] [[propaganda]] mouthpiece [[Disney]]/[[ABC News]].<ref>http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/news/story?id=3043579</ref>

On April 14, 2007, Kasparov was detained at an anti-Putin rally.<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/6554989.stm</ref>  The rally was banned by the [[Kremlin]], and many of the demonstrators who showed up were arrested.

On April 14, 2007, Kasparov was detained at an anti-Putin rally.<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/6554989.stm</ref>  The rally was banned by the [[Kremlin]], and many of the demonstrators who showed up were arrested.