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Vladimir Zhirinovsky

1946 - 2022

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Vladimir Volfovich Zhirinovsky (Russian: Владимир Вольфович Жириновский, IPA: [vlɐˈdʲimʲɪr ˈvolʲfəvʲɪtɕ ʐɨrʲɪˈnofskʲɪj], né Eidelstein, Russian: Эйдельштейн; 25 April 1946 – 6 April 2022) was a Russian right-wing populist politician who served as the leader of the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR) from its creation in 1992 until his death in 2022. Zhirinovsky served as a deputy chairman of the State Duma from 1993 to 2000 and from 2011 until 2022. He also worked as a delegate in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe from 1996 to 2008. During his lifetime, Zhirinovsky ran in every single Russian presidential election except for the 2004 election. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Vladimir Zhirinovsky is the 2,478th most popular politician (down from 2,002nd in 2019), the 9th most popular biography from Kazakhstan (up from 10th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Kazakhstani Politician.

Vladimir Zhirinovsky is a Russian politician and leader of the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia. He is most famous for his controversial statements and his extreme nationalism.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Vladimir Zhirinovsky ranks 2,478 out of 19,576. Before him are Isabella of Portugal, Duchess of Burgundy, Rudolf I of Bohemia, Mary of Guise, Celâl Bayar, Isetnofret, and Tsai Ing-wen. After him are King Zhuangxiang of Qin, Jill Biden, Zhu De, Philip, Duke of Parma, Albert I, Prince of Monaco, and Inge II of Norway.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, Vladimir Zhirinovsky ranks 69. Before him are Tansu Çiller, Tim Curry, Charles Dance, Demetris Christofias, Nicos Anastasiades, and Dolly Parton. After him are Charles Bolden, Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo, Ilie Năstase, Stefania Sandrelli, Barry Gibb, and Georges J. F. Köhler. Among people deceased in 2022, Vladimir Zhirinovsky ranks 41. Before him are Yusuf al-Qaradawi, Dietrich Mateschitz, Peter Brook, Ray Liotta, Wolfgang Petersen, and Bruno Latour. After him are Robert Curl, Sidney Altman, William Hurt, Mylène Demongeot, Louise Fletcher, and Kakuichi Mimura.

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In Kazakhstan

Among people born in Kazakhstan, Vladimir Zhirinovsky ranks 9 out of 193. Before him are Seljuk (902), Ahmad Yasawi (1103), Kassym-Jomart Tokayev (1953), Muhammad Shaybani (1451), Lavr Kornilov (1870), and Akhmad Kadyrov (1951). After him are Aslan Maskhadov (1951), Abai Qunanbaiuly (1845), Edigu (1352), Tughlugh Timur (1329), Ablai Khan (1711), and Wladimir Klitschko (1976).

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Among POLITICIANS In Kazakhstan

Among politicians born in Kazakhstan, Vladimir Zhirinovsky ranks 7. Before him are Tomyris (-600), Nursultan Nazarbayev (1940), Seljuk (902), Kassym-Jomart Tokayev (1953), Muhammad Shaybani (1451), and Akhmad Kadyrov (1951). After him are Aslan Maskhadov (1951), Edigu (1352), Tughlugh Timur (1329), Ablai Khan (1711), Zelimkhan Yandarbiyev (1952), and Dinmukhamed Kunaev (1912).

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