Nikolai Sevryugin Explained

Nikolai Sevryugin
Native Name Lang:	ru
Office:	1st Governor of Tula Oblast
Term Start:	20 October 1991
Term End:	31 March 1997
Successor:	Vasily Starodubtsev
Birth Name:	Nikolai Vasilyevich Sevryugin
Birth Date:	16 February 1939
Birth Place:	Vecherino Vyselki, Mikhaylovsky District, Ryazan Oblast, RSFSR, Soviet Union
Death Place:	Tula, Russia
Party:	Our Home - Russia

Nikolai Vasilyevich Sevryugin (16 February 1939 – 26 March 2002; Russian: Никола́й Васи́льевич Севрю́гин) was a Russian politician and governor of Tula Oblast from October 1991 (appointed by Boris Yeltsin) to March 1997.^[1] He was charged with taking bribes after he left office, but postponements of the case, including for his declining health, led to his death before any outcome on the charges against him.^{[2] [3]}

Notes and References

1. Specter, Michael (25 March 1997). Regions Defy Yeltsin to Start Talk of a More Perfect Union, The New York Times (noting recent election of Vasily Starodubtsev to replace Nikolai Sevruygin as governor)
2. (7 June 1997). Tula Ex-Governor Held in Graft Case, Moscow Times
3. Fetisov, Vladimir. Governor Dies Without A Verdict, Current Digest of the Russian Press, No. 14, Vol.54, May 01, 2002, page(s): 14-15