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Vyacheslav Ivankov

1940 - 2009

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Vyacheslav Kirillovich Ivankov (Russian: Вячесла́в Кири́ллович Иванько́в; 2 January 1940 – 9 October 2009) was a Russian mafia boss and thief in law who was believed to have connections with Russian state intelligence organizations and their organized crime partners. He operated in both the Soviet Union and the United States. His nickname, "Yaponchik" (Япончик), translates from Russian as "Little Japanese", due to his faintly Asian facial features. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Vyacheslav Ivankov is the 43rd most popular mafioso (down from 41st in 2019), the 102nd most popular biography from Georgia (down from 101st in 2019) and the most popular Georgian Mafioso.

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Among MAFIOSOS

Among mafiosos, Vyacheslav Ivankov ranks 43 out of 70. Before him are Murder of Kitty Genovese, Vincent Gigante, Salvatore Maranzano, Du Yuesheng, Richard Kuklinski, and Russell Bufalino. After him are Robert Hanssen, Salomon Morel, Giuseppe Morello, Dutch Schultz, Belle Starr, and Teresa Claramunt Creus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1940, Vyacheslav Ivankov ranks 196. Before him are Mirko Jozić, Wayne Dyer, Vito Acconci, Vagif Mustafazadeh, Craig Brown, and Stephen Kovacevich. After him are Franz Müntefering, Roger Pingeon, Ali Saibou, Raoni Metuktire, Barbara Valentin, and Samuel Little. Among people deceased in 2009, Vyacheslav Ivankov ranks 126. Before him are Robert Enke, Susanna Agnelli, Shi Pei Pu, Pierre Harmel, Amir Pnueli, and Betsy Blair. After him are Meir Amit, Eric Woolfson, Sidney Wood, Giovanni Arrighi, Francisco Ayala, and Walter Cronkite.

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In Georgia

Among people born in Georgia, Vyacheslav Ivankov ranks 102 out of 406. Before him are Kakha Kaladze (1978), Jaba Ioseliani (1926), Nikoloz Baratashvili (1817), Hovhannes Kajaznuni (1868), George V of Georgia (1286), and Alexander Kazbegi (1848). After him are Vasil Mzhavanadze (1902), Vazha-Pshavela (1861), Nana Alexandria (1949), Lusine Zakaryan (1937), Roy Medvedev (1925), and Vakhtang VI of Kartli (1675).

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Among MAFIOSOS In Georgia

Among mafiosos born in Georgia, Vyacheslav Ivankov ranks 1. 

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