Viktor Chernomyrdin, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Viktor Chernomyrdin

Russian diplomat

Date of Birth: 09-Apr-1938

Place of Birth: Saraktashsky District, Orenburg Oblast, Russia

Date of Death: 03-Nov-2010

Profession: businessperson, politician, economist, diplomat

Nationality: Russia

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Viktor Stepanovich Chernomyrdin (Russian: ??´???? ?????´????? ???????´????, IPA: ['v?ikt?r s?t??'pan?v??t? t??rn?'m?rd??n]; 9 April 1938 – 3 November 2010) was a Russian politician.
He was the first chairman of the Gazprom energy company and the second-longest-serving Prime Minister of Russia (1992–1998) based on consecutive years.
He was a key figure in Russian politics in the 1990s, and a participant in the transition from a planned to a market economy.
From 2001 to 2009, he was Russia's ambassador to Ukraine.
After that he was designated as a presidential adviser.Chernomyrdin was known in Russia and Russian-speaking countries for his language style, which contained numerous malapropisms and syntactic errors.
Many of his sayings became aphorisms and idioms in the Russian language, one example being his expression "We wanted the best, but it turned out like always." (Russian: ?????? ??? ?????, ? ?????????? ??? ??????).Chernomyrdin died on 3 November 2010 after a long illness.
He was buried beside his wife in Novodevichy Cemetery on 5 November, and his funeral was broadcast live on Russian federal TV channels.