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Leonid Potapov

1935 - 2020

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Leonid Vasilyevich Potapov (Russian: Леони́д Васи́льевич Пота́пов; 4 July 1935 – 12 November 2020) was the Chairman of the Supreme Soviet of Buryatia from August 1991 to 1994, and then President of the Buryat Republic in Russia from July 1994 to July 2007. He was reelected three times (in 1994, 1998 and 2002); in 2002 he received 68% of the vote. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Leonid Potapov is the 16,594th most popular politician (down from 16,538th in 2024). (up from 4,522nd in 2019)

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Among politicians, Leonid Potapov ranks 16,594 out of 19,576. Before him are Vladimir Pashkov, Hans von Blixen-Finecke, Sæbbi of Essex, Dacian Cioloș, Renuka Chowdhury, and Kinga Göncz. After him are Iñaki Azkuna, Farid Simaika, Antonina Ryzhova, Dhana Nanda, John Edwards, and Rebecca Latimer Felton.

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Among people born in 1935, Leonid Potapov ranks 465. Before him are Sun Axelsson, Roberto Sosa, Michael Wheeler, Mal Anderson, Charles Sheffield, and Judy Parfitt. After him are Óscar Chávez, Phil Donahue, Mitsuo Ikeda, Imre Farkas, Ferenc Török, and Carol Shields. Among people deceased in 2020, Leonid Potapov ranks 644. Before him are Folke Alnevik, Gabriel Ochoa Uribe, Bill Hobbs, Michael Wheeler, José Jiménez Lozano, and Johnny Mandel. After him are Antonina Ryzhova, Tony Dunne, Constand Viljoen, Óscar Chávez, Maria Janion, and Mohamed Ben Rehaiem.

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