Alexander Korzhakov, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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High level KGB official
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Place of Birth: Moscow, Russia
About Alexander Korzhakov
- Alexander Vasilyevich Korzhakov (Russian: ????????? ?????????? ????????, born 31 January 1950 in Moscow) is a former KGB general who served as Boris Yeltsin's bodyguard, confidant, and adviser for eleven years.
- He was the head of the Presidential Security Service (PSB) from 1991 to 1996, State Duma deputy from 2007 to 2011, and retired Lieutenant-general.
- Korzhakov had been Yeltsin's bodyguard since 1985, and on 19 August 1991, he stood next to his boss on top of a tank during Yeltsin's historic speech. Being the Chief of the Security Service, Korzhakov was widely criticized for interfering in government affairs and business.
- In 1996, he was finally sacked after losing a power struggle with the Prime Minister.
- He then successfully ran for a seat in the State Duma where he received immunity from prosecution.
- In 1997, Korzhakov published a biography based on his experience at the very top of Russian politics.
- In the biography he contends that he and the Security Service "governed the country for three years".
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