Aman Tuleyev
Aman-geldy Moldagaziyevich Tuleyev was born in Krasnovodsk,
Turkmenistan, in 1944. He graduated from Novosibirsk Railroad
Engineering Institute, worked in transportation. From March 1990
to October 1993 he was speaker of Kemerovo Region Soviet.
In 1991, Tuleyev ran for president of Russia, finished
fifth. Since April, 1994, Aman Tuleyev has served as
speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Kemerovo
Region. Tuleyev is a member of the Communist
Party of the Russian Federation. He promised to withdraw his
candidacy and endorse Gennady Zyuganov,
and so he did on June 8.
Sources:
- National News Service
- Open Media Research Institute
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