- Gavriil Kharitonovich Popov
Gavriil Kharitonovich Popov ( _ru. Гавриил Харитонович Попов; born
1936 ) is aRussia npolitical figure and a reformer. He served as the mayor ofMoscow from1990 until he resigned in1992 .Popov graduated
Moscow Lomonosov University in political economy with the highest marks. He joined CPSU in 1959 and served as secretary of theComsomol committee of his university. Popov remained in his economic faculty as aspirant, then docent, and since 1978 he became dean of the faculty.Yegor Gaydar , who would become aPrime Minister of Russia , was one of his students.During
Perestroyka Popov became heavily involved in politics. He left CPSU in 1990, due to his democrat views. In 1990, he was the first to be democratically elected Major ofMoscow . He resigned in 1992.Since 1992, Gavriil Kharitonovich returned to his science and economy researches. He is rector of the
International University in Moscow .
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