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Russian politician Boris Nemtsov is assassinated in Moscow while out walking with his girlfriend.
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Boris Nemtsov
Russian scientist, statesman, former Deputy Prime Minister and liberal politician (1959–2015)
Boris Yefimovich Nemtsov was a Russian physicist, liberal politician, opposition leader and outspoken critic of Vladimir Putin. Early in his political career, he was involved in the introduction of reforms into the Russian post-Soviet economy. In the 1990s under President Boris…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Assassination of Boris Nemtsov
2015 murder in Moscow, Russia
On 27 February 2015, Boris Nemtsov, a Russian politician opposed to the government of Vladimir Putin, was assassinated as he crossed the Bolshoy Moskvoretsky Bridge in central Moscow at 23:31 local time. An unknown assailant fired seven or eight shots from a Makarov pistol. Four…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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