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Alaska was purchased by the United States from the Russian Empire in 1867, with formal transfer occurring on October 18, 1867, [2] which is now celebrated as Alaska Day. Before then, it was known as Russian America or Russian Alaska, controlled by the governors and general managers of the Russian-American Company.
Acting President Term of office Main post Notes Alexander Rutskoy Александр Руцкой Born 1947 (age 77) 22 September – 4 October 1993 Vice President: Acting president during the 1993 constitutional crisis. His powers were not recognized by Boris Yeltsin. Viktor Chernomyrdin Виктор Черномырдин 1938–2010 (aged 72)
Governors of the Russian-American Company (14 P) R. Republican Party governors of Alaska (7 P) T. ... List of governors of Alaska; B. M. D. Ball; H. Jay Hammond; P.
Sarah Louise Palin (/ ˈ p eɪ l ɪ n / ⓘ PAY-lin; née Heath; born February 11, 1964) is an American politician, commentator, author, and reality television personality who served as the ninth governor of Alaska from 2006 until her resignation in 2009.
The following is a list of heads of the federal subjects of the Russian Federation.The Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol, along with the Donetsk People's Republic, Kherson Oblast, the Lugansk People's Republic and Zaporozhye Oblast were annexed by Russia between 2014 and 2022 and, according to its constitution, are Federal subjects.
One hundred and fifty-five years ago, on March 30, 1867, U.S. Secretary of State William H. Seward and Russian envoy Baron Edouard de Stoeckl signed the Treaty of Cession. With a stroke of a pen ...
From 2005 to 2012, governors were appointed by the legislative (representative) bodies of subjects of the Russian Federation by the recommendation of the President of Russia. On June 1, 2012, an Act came into force, which returns the direct election of senior officials in the regions. In 2015, governors were restricted to a term of five years ...
Alexander Vladimirovich Rutskoy (Russian: Александр Владимирович Руцкой; born 16 September 1947) is a Russian politician and former Soviet military officer who served as the only vice president of Russia [note 1] from 1991 to 1993.