Alexander Zakharchenko
| Alexander Zakharchenko | |
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| Александр Захарченко Олександр Захарченко |
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Aleksander Zakharchenko in December 2014.
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| President of the Donetsk People's Republic | |
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Assumed office 4 November 2014 |
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| Prime Minister | Himself |
| Preceded by | Pavel Gubarev (as People's Governor) |
| Prime Minister of the Donetsk People's Republic | |
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Assumed office 7 August 2014 |
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| President |
Pavel Gubarev Himself |
| Deputy |
Vladimir Antyufeyev Ravil Khalikov Alexander Borodai Andrei Purgin |
| Preceded by | Alexander Borodai |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Alexander Vladimirovich Zakharchenko 26 June 1976 Donetsk, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Political party | Donetsk Republic |
| Religion | Russian Orthodox |
| Signature |  |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | |
| Service/branch |
 United Armed Forces of Novorossiya
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| Rank | Colonel |
| Commands | Oplot Battalion |
| Battles/wars | War in Donbass |
Alexander Vladimirovich Zakharchenko (Russian: Алекса́ндр Влади́мирович Заха́рченко; IPA: [ɐlʲɪˈksandr vlɐˈdʲimʲɪrəvʲɪtɕ zɐˈxartɕɪnkə], Ukrainian: Олександр Володимирович Захарченко; born 1976) is a separatist leader, who is the current head of state and Prime Minister of the self-proclaimed state and a rebel group Donetsk People's Republic, which declared independence from Ukraine on 11 May 2014. Zakharchenko was appointed Prime Minister in August 2014 after his predecessor, Alexander Borodai, resigned, and went on to win the early November, 2014 election for the position.
Zakharchenko was born in Donetsk on 26 June 1976. He graduated from technical college and then worked as a mine electrician. He rose to prominence in April 2014 as commander of a militia, formed from members of the civic and martial arts group Oplot, that led the separatist takeover of the 11-story government headquarters in central Donetsk. On 16 May 2014 Zakharchenko was appointed 'military commandant of Donetsk'. Since May 2014 Zakharchenko has played a major role in the insurgency against Ukraine's central government. On 24 July 2014 he was awarded the rank General Major in the DPR armed forces, shortly after he was wounded in the arm during fighting with Ukraine government forces.
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