Grigory Stepanovich Marakutsa (russian: Григóрий Степáнович Маракуца}, ; born 15 October 1942 in
Teiu,
Grigoriopol District
Grigoriopol District ( ro, Raionul Grigoriopol; russian: Григориопольский район; uk, Григоріопольський район) is an administrative district of Transnistria (''de facto'') in Moldova (''de jure''). It is ...
) is a
Transnistria
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politician
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and member of
Pridnestrovian Supreme Soviet.
He is a member of the
Republic
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party, which is allied with president
Igor Smirnov Igor Smirnov may refer to:
*Igor Smirnov (politician) (born 1941), president of the unrecognized Transdniestrian Moldovan Republic
* Igor Smirnov (scientist) (1951–2004), controversial Russian mind control researcher
See also
* Igor Mirnov
Igo ...
and which suffered a defeat in the 11 December 2005
parliamentary election
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. Although he retained his seat, his party lost its former majority position in parliament and he had to step down from his previous post as Speaker of Parliament, which was taken over by opposition politician
Yevgeny Shevchuk
Yevgeny Vasilyevich Shevchuk (russian: Евге́ний Васи́льевич Шевчу́к, tr. ''Yevgeniy Vasilyevich Shevchuk'', uk, Євге́н Васи́льович Шевчу́к, tr. ''Yevhen Vasylovych Shevchuk'', Moldovan Cyrillic ...
from the
Renewal party.
Marakutsa is an ethnic
Moldovan.
Marakutsa was instrumental in the
declaration of independence
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of the
on 2 September 1990. He has held high leadership positions in Transnistria since that date. He is also one of the politicians in Transnistria with past experience as a Communist politician. Marakutsa was a candidate in the country's first ever
presidential election
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Elections by country
Albania
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The pre ...
in 1991, but he and his
running mate
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Boris Akulov finished second to Smirnov.
References
External links
Biography at the website of the Transnistrian Supreme Soviet
1942 births
Living people
People from Grigoriopol District
Members of the Supreme Council (Transnistria)
Transnistrian people of Moldovan descent
Transnistrian politicians
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