Boris Berezovsky facts for kids
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Boris Berezovsky
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Historical photo of Boris Berezovsky
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Boris Abramovich Berezovsky
23 January 1946 |
| Died | 23 March 2013 (aged 67) Sunninghill, Berkshire, United Kingdom
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| Cause of death | Open verdict |
| Resting place | Brookwood Cemetery, Brookwood, Surrey, England |
| Other names | Platon Elenin |
| Citizenship | Russian / British |
| Occupation | Businessman, engineer, mathematician, government official |
| Spouse(s) |
Nina Korotkova
(m. 1970; div. 1991)Galina Besharova
(m. 1991; div. 2010) |
| Partner(s) | Yelena Gorbunova (esp. 1996; sep. 2012) |
Boris Abramovich Berezovsky (23 January 1946 – 23 March 2013) was a Russian-British business man, billionaire, and former mathematician. He was best known for the powerful positions he held in the 1990s when Boris Yeltsin was president of Russia.
Berezovsky was deputy secretary of Russia's security council, and a friend of Boris Yeltsin's daughter Tatyana. He had a lot of power over what the newspapers were allowed to print and what the television stations could say. They were not allowed to say anything bad about Yeltsin.
Berezovsky made a lot of money importing Mercedes cars into Russia in the 1990s. He made a lot of money from Avtovaz cars and he owned the Sibneft oil company.
When Putin came to power Berezovsky fled to London where he was given political asylum. He said that he was trying to put an end to Putin's power. The Russian authorities accused him of trying to murder several leading critics of Putin's regime, including Alexander Litvinenko and journalist Anna Politkovskaya, in order to make Putin look bad. The Swiss accused him of taking money illegally.
In 1994 someone tried to kill Berezovsky. Several other people may have tried to kill him. He said these people were Russian agents.
Berezovsky died on 23 March 2013 in Sunninghill, Berkshire, England, aged 67. He lived in London, England.
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In Spanish: Borís Berezovski para niños
