Oleg Mikhaylovich Budargin (russian: Олег Михайлович Бударгин; b. November 16, 1960) was the
governor
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of
Taymyr Autonomous Okrug
Taymyr Dolgano-Nenets Autonomous Okrug (russian: Таймы́рский Долга́но-Не́нецкий автоно́мный о́круг, '; Enets: Таймыр Оша-Дюрак район, Nenets: Таймыр Долганы-Ненэц ...
in
Russia
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. He took office in February 2003 after having won elections the previous month with 70% of the vote. He was previously the
mayor
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of
Norilsk
Norilsk ( rus, Нори́льск, p=nɐˈrʲilʲsk, ''Norílʹsk'') is a closed city in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia, located south of the western Taymyr Peninsula, around 90 km east of the Yenisey River and 1,500 km north of Krasnoyarsk. Norilsk ...
.
Budargin's term ended when Taymyr Autonomous Okrug was merged into
Krasnoyarsk Krai
Krasnoyarsk Krai ( rus, Красноя́рский край, r=Krasnoyarskiy kray, p=krəsnɐˈjarskʲɪj ˈkraj) is a federal subject of Russia (a krai), with its administrative center in the city of Krasnoyarsk, the third-largest city in Si ...
on January 1, 2007.
References
Budargin, Oleg Mikhaylovich
Budargin, Oleg Mikhaylovich
Governors of Taymyr Autonomous Okrug
Taymyr Autonomous Okrug
People from Norilsk
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