Difference between revisions of "Alexander Zakharchenko"
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[[File:Prime Minister of DPR Aleksandr Zakharchenko, September 8, 2014.jpg|thumb|Alexander Zakharchenko]] | [[File:Prime Minister of DPR Aleksandr Zakharchenko, September 8, 2014.jpg|thumb|Alexander Zakharchenko]] | ||
| − | '''Alexander Zakharchenko''' ( | + | '''Alexander Zakharchenko''' (June 26, 1976 – August 31, 2018) is the minister-president of the self-proclaimed [[Donetsk People's Republic]], a Russia-backed separatist group which is not recognized by any other country, including Ukraine which labels it a terrorist organization. |
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
| − | Zakharchenko was born in [[Donetsk]] in 1976. After graduating from technical school he worked as a mine electrician. Later he was a student at the law institute of Ukraine's interior ministry.<ref>https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-27211501</ref> Since April 2014 Zakharchenko was engaged in the [[Donetsk People's Republic]]. On August 7, 2014, he became minister-president of the Republic of Donetsk after [[Alexander Borodai]] resigned.<ref>http://rt.com/news/line/2014-08-07/</ref> Zakharchenko was endorsed by the Communist Party of the Donetsk People's Republic.<ref>http://en.tass.ru/world/753337</ref> | + | Zakharchenko was born in [[Donetsk]] in 1976. After graduating from technical school he worked as a mine electrician. Later he was a student at the law institute of Ukraine's interior ministry.<ref>https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-27211501</ref> Since April 2014 Zakharchenko was engaged in the [[Donetsk People's Republic]]. On August 7, 2014, he became minister-president of the Republic of Donetsk after [[Alexander Borodai]] resigned.<ref>http://rt.com/news/line/2014-08-07/</ref> Zakharchenko was endorsed by the Communist Party of the Donetsk People's Republic.<ref>http://en.tass.ru/world/753337</ref> On August 31, 2018 Zakharchenko was killed by a bomb which was planted in a café that he visited.<ref>https://www.foxnews.com/world/ukraine-separatists-report-death-of-leader-zakharchenko</ref> |
== Views == | == Views == | ||
| − | Zakharchenko | + | Zakharchenko was a member of the [[Russian]] [[Orthodox Church]].<ref>https://www.reuters.com/article/2014/10/30/us-ukraine-crisis-east-idUSKBN0IJ22G20141030</ref> |
In February 2015 Zakharchenko claimed that Kiev's pro-Western leaders were “miserable representatives of the great Jewish people".<ref>https://www.timesofisrael.com/ukraine-run-by-miserable-jews-says-rebel-chief/</ref> | In February 2015 Zakharchenko claimed that Kiev's pro-Western leaders were “miserable representatives of the great Jewish people".<ref>https://www.timesofisrael.com/ukraine-run-by-miserable-jews-says-rebel-chief/</ref> | ||
Revision as of 22:51, November 30, 2019
Alexander Zakharchenko (June 26, 1976 – August 31, 2018) is the minister-president of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic, a Russia-backed separatist group which is not recognized by any other country, including Ukraine which labels it a terrorist organization.
Biography
Zakharchenko was born in Donetsk in 1976. After graduating from technical school he worked as a mine electrician. Later he was a student at the law institute of Ukraine's interior ministry.[1] Since April 2014 Zakharchenko was engaged in the Donetsk People's Republic. On August 7, 2014, he became minister-president of the Republic of Donetsk after Alexander Borodai resigned.[2] Zakharchenko was endorsed by the Communist Party of the Donetsk People's Republic.[3] On August 31, 2018 Zakharchenko was killed by a bomb which was planted in a café that he visited.[4]
Views
Zakharchenko was a member of the Russian Orthodox Church.[5]
In February 2015 Zakharchenko claimed that Kiev's pro-Western leaders were “miserable representatives of the great Jewish people".[6]
In December 2016 Zakharchenko said that Britain should be conquered: "I'm not saying 'Kyiv.' In fact, not even Berlin must be taken. We should leave it behind and conquer Britain. The Anglo-Saxons are the evil to our Russian fate. If we succeed, Russia's 'golden age' will come, according to all our predictions".[7]
References
- ↑ https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-27211501
- ↑ http://rt.com/news/line/2014-08-07/
- ↑ http://en.tass.ru/world/753337
- ↑ https://www.foxnews.com/world/ukraine-separatists-report-death-of-leader-zakharchenko
- ↑ https://www.reuters.com/article/2014/10/30/us-ukraine-crisis-east-idUSKBN0IJ22G20141030
- ↑ https://www.timesofisrael.com/ukraine-run-by-miserable-jews-says-rebel-chief/
- ↑ https://en.censor.net.ua/video_news/418061/zakharchenko_blames_russias_plight_on_anglosaxons_says_britain_must_be_conquered_video_in_russian
