Andrei Purgin
Andrei Purgin | |
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Андрей Пургин | |
Purgin in 2015 | |
| Chairman of the People's Council of the Donetsk People's Republic | |
| In office 14 November 2014 – 4 September 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Vladimir Antyufeyev |
| Succeeded by | Denis Pushilin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 January 1972 Donetsk, Donetsk Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, USSR |
| Nationality | Ukrainian |
| Political party | Donetsk Republic |
Andrei Yevgenyevich Purgin (Russian: Андрей Евгеньевич Пургин, Ukrainian: Андрій Євгенович Пургін, romanized: Andriy Evhenovych Purhin, born 26 January 1972) is a Ukrainian pro-Russian activist, cofounder of the Donetsk Republic organization along with Aleksandr Tsurkan and Oleg Frolov. Until 4 September 2015 he was the Chairman of the People's Council of the Donetsk People's Republic.