Jevgeņijs Drobots (russian: Евгений Павлович Дробот, ''Evgeny Pavlovich Drobot''; 18 August 1946 – 27 June 2021) was a

Latvian Russian In Latvia, Russians have been the largest ethnic minority in the country for the last two centuries. The number of Russians in Latvia more than quadrupled during the Soviet occupation of Latvia when the size of the community grew from 8.8% o ...

politician and engineer. He worked as Deputy Chief Engineer of a chemical fiber plant in

Daugavpils Daugavpils (; russian: Двинск; ltg, Daugpiļs ; german: Dünaburg, ; pl, Dyneburg; see other names) is a state city in south-eastern Latvia, located on the banks of the Daugava River, from which the city gets its name. The parts of the c ...

before serving on the

Supreme Council of the Republic of Latvia The Supreme Council of the Republic of Latvia (Latvian: Latvijas Republikas Augstākā Padome) was the transitional parliament of Latvia from 1990 to 1993, after the restoration of independence. The Supreme Council was elected on 1990 as the Sup ...

from 1990 to 1993, elected from the 76th constituency of Daugavpils. He notably did not vote for the declaration

On the Restoration of Independence of the Republic of Latvia The Declaration "On the Restoration of Independence of the Republic of Latvia" ( lv, Deklarācija par Latvijas Republikas neatkarības atjaunošanu) was adopted on 4 May 1990 by the Supreme Soviet of the Latvian SSR in which Latvia declared inde ...

. After his term in office, he joined the

Latvian Russian Union The Latvian Russian Union (LRU, lv, Latvijas Krievu savienība, russian: Русский союз Латвии, Russkiy soyuz Latvii) (LKS) is a political party in Latvia supported mainly by ethnic Russians and other Russian-speaking minorities. ...

and helped organize the

Headquarters for the Protection of Russian Schools Headquarters for the Protection of Russian Schools (russian: Штаб защиты русских школ; lv, Krievu skolu aizstāvības štābs) is a movement in Latvia for the preservation of public secondary education in Russian. Its leaders a ...

protests and

Victory Day Victory Day is a commonly used name for public holidays in various countries, where it commemorates a nation's triumph over a hostile force in a war or the liberation of a country from hostile occupation. In many cases, multiple countries may ob ...

celebrations.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Drobots, Jevgenijs 1946 births 2021 deaths Soviet emigrants to Latvia Communist Party of the Soviet Union members People from Kirovsky District, Leningrad Oblast Latvian Russian Union politicians