Nikolay Vasilyevich Fyodorov

Nikolay Vasilyevich Fyodorov (; b. May 9, 1958 in Chedino, Chuvash ASSR, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union) is a former President of the Chuvash Republic in Russia. He was the justice minister of Russia from July 14, 1991 to March 24, 1993 and was the President of Chuvash Republic from January 21, 1994 to August 2010. He was a supporter of market reforms and was reelected in 1998 and 2001.

Fyodorov opposed Russian President Boris Yeltsin's policies in Chechnya and Vladimir Putin's 2000 federal reform initiatives.

He is an ethnic Chuvash. He is married and has one son and a daughter. His son Vasily is a lawyer. In addition to this native Chuvash, he speaks Russian and German.

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References

• . Government of the Chuvash Republic. Accessed 2011-01-27.
• . Government of the Chuvash Republic. Accessed 2011-01

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