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Nikolay Mikhailovich Kharitonov (Russian: Николай Михайлович Харитонов) (born 30 October 1948) is a Russian politician from the Novosibirsk region. He is a leading member of the Agrarian Party of Russia, and a member of the State Duma, the Russian parliament.[1][2] In 2004 he ran for the office of president of Russia in the presidential elections. His candidacy was supported by the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF). He came second,[3] with 13.7% of the votes cast. Kharitonov proposed "re-erecting [the] statue of Soviet secret police founder Felix Dzerzhinsky", which was "pulled down in 1991".[2]
References
- ^ "Putin's contenders in presidential race". People's Daily Online. March 12, 2004. http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200403/12/eng20040312_137344.shtml. Retrieved 18 April 2011.
- ^ a b The Associated Press (March 14, 2004). "Candidates running against Putin". USATODAY.com. http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2004-03-14-russia-candidates_x.htm. Retrieved 18 April 2011.
- ^ "Landslide Putin shrugs off critics". CNN.com. http://articles.cnn.com/2004-03-15/world/russia.putin_1_united-russia-party-carnegie-moscow-center-alexander-veshnyakov?_s=PM:WORLD. Retrieved 18 April 2011.
Categories:- 1948 births
- Living people
- Members of the State Duma of the Russian Federation
- Communist Party of the Soviet Union members
- Russian politician stubs
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