Gubernatorial elections in 1993 took place in twelve regions of the Russian Federation.
Race summary
Federal Subject[1] | Date | Incumbent | Incumbent status | Candidates | Governor-elect |
Ingushetia | 28 February | Viktor Polyanichko | Head of interim administration | Y Ruslan Aushev 99.9% (ran unopposed) | Ruslan Aushev |
Kalmykia | 11 April | Ilya Bugdayev | Chairman of the Council of People′s Deputies | - Y Kirsan Ilyumzhinov 65.37%
- Valery Ochirov 29.22%
| Kirsan Ilyumzhinov |
Lipetsk Oblast | 11 April | Vladimir Zaytsev | Interim governor | Y Mikhail Narolin 49.8% | Mikhail Narolin |
Oryol Oblast | 11 April | Nikolay Yudin | Appointee | - Y Yegor Stroyev 52.87%
- Nikolay Yudin 34.18%
| Yegor Stroyev |
Penza Oblast | 11 April | Aleksandr Kondratyev | Appointee | Y Anatoly Kovlyagin 71% | Anatoly Kovlyagin |
Krasnoyarsk Krai[2] | 11 & 25 April | Valery Zubov | Interim governor | - Y Valery Zubov 24.19% / 73.12%
- Valery Sergiyenko 7.73% / 19%
| Valery Zubov |
Amur Oblast | 11 April, 25 April | Albert Krivchenko | Appointee | | Aleksandr Surat |
Bryansk Oblast | 11 April, 25 April | Vladimir Barabanov | Appointee | | Yury Lodkin |
Chelyabinsk Oblast | 11 April, 25 April | Vadim Solovyov | Appointee | - Y Pyotr Sumin 58.4% / 48.2%
- Vladimir Grigoriadi 6.4% / 35.4%
| Pyotr Sumin[3] |
Smolensk Oblast | 25 April | Valery Fateyev | Appointee | | Anatoly Glushenkov |
Bashkortostan | 12 December | Murtaza Rakhimov | Chairman of the Supreme Soviet | | Murtaza Rakhimov[4] |
Chuvashia | 12 December, 26 December | Eduard Kubarev | Chairman of the Supreme Soviet | - Y Nikolay Fyodorov 24.9% / 55.1%
- Lev Kurakov 21.9% / 38.9%...
- Atner Khuzangai 6.3%
- Eduard Kubarev 3.7%
| Nikolay Fyodorov |
Following the escalation of 1993 Russian constitutional crisis the governors had to choose whether to support the parliament or the president. Those who chose the losing side, were later removed from office by the president. Among them were governors of Amur and Bryansk Oblasts Aleksandr Surat and Yury Lodkin,[5] both serving only six months.
Ingushetia
1993 Ingush presidential election
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| | | Candidate | Ruslan Aushev | | Running mate | Boris Agapov | | Percentage | 99.94% | | |
On 28 February 1993, presidential election was held in Ingushetia. Major General Ruslan Aushev, formerly head of provisional administration of Ingushetia, ran unopposed. He was sworn in as president on 7 March 1993.[7] A snap election was held a year after, along with the constitutional referendum and election of the People's Assembly.
Kalmykia
1993 Kalmyk presidential election
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Presidential election in the Republic of Kalmykia was held on Sunday, 11 April 1993, 17 months after the previous voting of 1991, which did not reveal the winner. People's deputy of Russia Kirsan Ilyumzhinov won the presidency, defeating General Valery Ochirov (29.22%) and president of the Farmers Association of Kalmykia Vladimir Bambayev (1.55%). Aged 31, Ilyumzhinov became the youngest holder of governor-level office in Russia.[11]
References
- ^ Gubernatorial elections — 1993, politika.su
- ^ Valery Mikhailovich Zubov, "Federal Investigation Agency"
- ^ Chelyabinsk confrontation, International Institute for Humanities and Political Studies
- ^ Inauguration of the president of Bashkortostan coincides with the 10th anniversary of the presidency, Bashinform (25 December 2003)
- ^ Decree of the President of Russia of September 25, 1993 No. 1453 "On the Head of administration of Bryansk Oblast", kremlin.ru
- ^ "20 лет назад — 28 февраля 1993 года – был избран Первый Президент Ингушетии Руслан Аушев". 06news.ru (in Russian). 28 February 2013. Archived from the original on 21 January 2015.
- ^ "Богданов Валерий Петрович". gorod-elista.ru (in Russian).
- ^ "Лицом к событию: Кирсан Илюмжинов". RFE/RL (in Russian). 22 July 2001. Archived from the original on 1 May 2020.
Sources
- Ivanov, Vitaly (2019). Глава субъекта Российской Федерации. История губернаторов [Head of the subject of the Russian Federation. History of governors] (in Russian). ISBN 978-5-907250-14-7.
- Kynev, Alexander (2020). Губернаторы в России: между выборами и назначениями [Governors in Russia: Between Elections and Appointments] (in Russian). ISBN 978-5-903135-68-4.