Alexandra Ovchinnikova

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1914 –

79

Who is Alexandra Ovchinnikova?

Alexandra Yakovlevna Ovchinnikova, a native Yakut, served as President of the Yakut Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic. A daughter of illiterate cattle-breeders west of Yakutsk, she became a road engineer. She was named president of Yakutia, a largely ceremonial position, in 1963, and served until 1979. She was succeeded by Yevdokiya Nikolayevna Gorokhova. She died at age 95 in 2009.

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Born
Oct 25, 1914
Also known as
  • Овчинникова, Александра Яковлевна

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on July 23, 2013

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