Mikhail Ivanovich Lapshin () (1 September 1934 – 17 June 2006) was the President of the

Altai Republic The Altai Republic (; russian: Респу́блика Алта́й, Respublika Altay, ; Altai: , ''Altay Respublika''), also known as Gorno-Altai Republic, and colloquially, and primarily referred to in Russian to distinguish from the neighbour ...

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from 2002 to 2006.

Career

Lapshin was born in Setovka,

Altai Krai Altai Krai (russian: Алта́йский край, r=Altaysky kray, p=ɐlˈtajskʲɪj kraj) is a federal subjects of Russia, federal subject of Russia (a krai). It borders clockwise from the west, Kazakhstan (East Kazakhstan Region and Pavlodar ...

. He became President of the Altai Republic in January 2002. He defeated incumbent Semyon Zubakin in the December 2001 elections with 68% of the vote. In the first round of the elections, Lapshin and Zubakin were in a field of many candidates, and Lapshin received 23% of the vote. Lapshin survived an impeachment attempt in March 2005 by a vote of 22–14 in the state assembly. In December 2005, as his term was expiring, Lapshin was not renominated by President

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for another term, which was necessary for him to continue because of changes in the law. He was succeeded on 20 January 2006, by one of his 2001 election opponents, Alexander Berdnikov. He was also a leader of

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between 1993 and 2004.

Death

Lapshin died several months after leaving his post as president of Altai, of unknown natural causes. Little information about his death is currently available. 1934 births 2006 deaths People from Altai Krai Heads of the Altai Republic Members of the Federation Council of Russia (after 2000) Burials in Troyekurovskoye Cemetery Agrarian Party of Russia politicians First convocation members of the State Duma (Russian Federation) Second convocation members of the State Duma (Russian Federation) Third convocation members of the State Duma (Russian Federation) {{Russia-politician-stub