Valery Ivanovich Chaptynov (russian: Валерий Иванович Чаптынов; 11 June 1945–10 August 1997) was a Russian politician. He was the first
Head of the Altai Republic, the first Member of the
Federation Council
The Federation Council (russian: Сове́т Федера́ции – ''Soviet Federatsii'', common abbreviation: Совфед – ''Sovfed''), or Senate (officially, starting from July 1, 2020) ( ru , Сенат , translit = Senat), is th ...
from the
Altai Republic,
and Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet and First Secretary of the Gorno-Altai Communist Party for the duration of the short-lived
Gorno-Altai Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic
The Gorno-Altai Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic (russian: Горно-Алтайская Автономная Советская Социалистическая Республик) was an autonomous republic within the Russian Socialist Fed ...
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References
1945 births
1997 deaths
People from the Altai Republic
Members of the Federation Council of Russia (1994–1996)
Members of the Federation Council of Russia (1996–2000)
Heads of the Altai Republic
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