Candidates in the 1991 Russian presidential election
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This article contains the list of candidates associated with the 1991 Russian presidential election.
Registered candidates
[edit]Presidential candidate | Vice Presidential candidate | Party | Campaign | |||
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Vadim Bakatin | Ramazan Abdulatipov | (campaign) | ||||
Boris Yeltsin | Alexander Rutskoy | (campaign) | ||||
Vladimir Zhirinovsky | Andrey Zavidiya | (campaign) | ||||
Albert Makashov | Alexey Sergeyev | (campaign) | ||||
Nikolai Ryzhkov | Boris Gromov | (campaign) | ||||
Aman Tuleyev | Viktor Bocharov | (campaign) |
Candidates that failed to register
[edit]- Boris Gromov[1][2] -military veteran; ended his campaign and was instead registered as Ryzhkov's (who was nominated by the Communist Party of the Soviet Union) vice-presidential candidate
- Roman Kalinin[3] -co-head of the Moscow Gay & Lesbian Alliance
- V. Potemkin (nominated by League of Independent Scientists of the RSFSR)[4]
- Aleksei Alekseyevich Sergeyev (nominated by Communists of Russia and the Initiative Congress of Russian Communists)[5][6][7] -ended his campaign and was instead registered as Makashov's vice-presidential candidate
- Lev Ubozhko[6][8]
- Vladimir Voronin[4][9] -Minister of Internal Affairs (1988-1990)
Possible candidates who did not run
[edit]- Ivan Polozkov[10] -head of the Communist Party of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
References
[edit]- ^ Rahr, Alexander (May 8, 1991). "Polozkov Met Military, Gromov Nominated for Presidency". www.friends-partners.org. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Archived from the original on September 20, 2018. Retrieved September 19, 2018.
- ^ Rahr, Alexander (May 10, 1991). "Update On RSFSR Presidential Candidates". www.friends-partners.org. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Retrieved September 19, 2018.
- ^ Rahr, Alexander (May 9, 1991). "Update On RSFSR Presidential Candidates". www.friends-partners.org. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Retrieved September 19, 2018.
- ^ a b Tolz, Vera (April 23, 1991). "Fourth Candidate for RSFSR Presidential Elections". www.friends-parters.org. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Retrieved September 17, 2018.
- ^ Mann, Dawn (April 22, 1991). ""Communists of Russia" Conference". www.friends-parters.org. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Archived from the original on September 17, 2018. Retrieved September 17, 2018.
- ^ a b Tolz, Vera (May 6, 1991). "New Candidates for Presidential Elections in RSFSR". www.friends-partners.org. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Retrieved September 19, 2018.
- ^ Rahr, Alexander (May 14, 1991). "Ryzhkov Officially Nominated by RCP". www.friends-partners.org. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Archived from the original on September 20, 2018. Retrieved September 19, 2018.
- ^ Rahr, Alexander (April 21, 1991). "Six Candidates Registered for RSFSR Presidency". www.friends-parners.org. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Archived from the original on September 20, 2018. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
- ^ Tolz, Vera (April 19, 1991). "Centrist Bloc Leader Candidate for RSFSR Presidential Elections". www.friends-parners.org. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Retrieved September 19, 2018.
- ^ Tolz, Vera (April 17, 1991). "Registration of Political Parties in RSFSR". www.friends-parners.org. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Retrieved September 19, 2018.