Alexander Zakharchenko

Alexander Zakharchenko
Alexander Zakharchenko
Александр Захарченко
	Zakharchenko in 2014
Head of the Donetsk People's Republic
	In office; 4 November 2014 – 31 August 2018
Prime Minister	Himself
Preceded by	Office established ; (Pavel Gubarev as People's Governor)
Succeeded by	Dmitry Trapeznikov (Acting); Denis Pushilin
Prime Minister of the Donetsk People's Republic
	In office; 7 August 2014 – 31 August 2018
President	Himself
Deputy	Vladimir Antyufeyev; Ravil Khalikov; Alexander Borodai; Andrei Purgin
Preceded by	Alexander Borodai
Succeeded by	Dmitry Trapeznikov (Acting)
Military commandant of Donetsk
	In office; 16 May 2014 – 6 July 2014
Preceded by	office established
Succeeded by	Igor Strelkov
Personal details
Born	26 June 1976; Donetsk, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Died	31 August 2018 (aged 42); Pushkin Boulevard, Donetsk, Ukraine
Cause of death	Explosion
Resting place	Donetskoe More Cemetery
Political party	Donetsk Republic
Spouse	Natalia Zakharchenko
Children	4
Alma mater	Donetsk National Technical University
Signature
Military service
Allegiance	Donetsk People's Republic; Novorossiya
Branch/service	United Armed Forces of Novorossiya
Rank	Major General DNR; Major General LNR
Commands	Oplot Battalion
Battles/wars	Russo-Ukrainian War War in Donbas; ;

Alexander Vladimirovich Zakharchenko (26 June 1976 – 31 August 2018) was a Ukrainian separatist leader who was the head of state and Prime Minister of the Donetsk People's Republic, a self-proclaimed state and Russian-backed rebel group 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 killed in 2018 when a bomb exploded in a café that he frequently visited.

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