Alexey Navalny

Alexei Anatolievich Navalny (born 4 June 1976) was a Russian opposition leader, lawyer, and anti-corruption activist. He has organised anti-government demonstrations and run for office to advocate reforms against corruption in Russia, and against president Vladimir Putin and his government, who avoids referring directly to Navalny by name. Navalny was a Russian Opposition Coordination Council member. He was the leader of the Russia of the Future party and founder of the Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK). He was recognised by Amnesty International as a prisoner of conscience, and was awarded the Sakharov Prize for his work on human rights. Description above from the Wikipedia article Alexei Navalny, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Born: June 4, 1976 in Butyn, Moscowskaya oblast, USSR (Russia)

Died: February 16, 2024 (Age 47)