Igor Plotnitsky
Igor Venediktovich Plotnitsky[a] (born 25 June 1964) is a former Ukrainian separatist leader who served as the head[2] of the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic, in eastern Ukraine, from 14 August 2014 to 24 November 2017.[3] He was born 26 June 1964 either in Luhansk[4] or in the town of Kelmentsi,[5] Chernivtsi Oblast.[6] Plotnitsky himself did not issue a public statement on 24 November 2017, but on that day a Luhansk People's Republic website claimed he had resigned as their president.[7] On 25 November the 38-member People's Council of the self-proclaimed state unanimously approved Plotnitsky's resignation.[8]
In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Venediktovich and the family name is Plotnitsky.
Igor Plotnitsky
Marat Bashirov (Acting)
Himself
Gennadiy Tsypkalov
Sergey Kozlov
Himself
Marat Bashirov (Acting)
Soviet Union (Until 1991)
Ukraine (Until 2014)
Luhansk People's Republic (Since 2014-Present)
1982–1991
2014–present