Gennady Zyuganov
Gennady Andreyevich Zyuganov (Russian: Генна́дий Андре́евич Зюга́нов; born 26 June 1944) is a Russian politician who has been the General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation and served as Member of the State Duma since 1993. He is also the Chair of the Union of Communist Parties – Communist Party of the Soviet Union (UCP-CPSU) since 2001. Zyuganov ran for President of Russia four times, most controversially in 1996, when he lost in the second round to Boris Yeltsin per official results.
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Zyuganov in 2022 | |
| Chair of the Union of Communist Parties | |
| Assumed office 22 January 2001 | |
| Preceded by | Oleg Shenin |
| General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation | |
| Assumed office 14 February 1993 | |
| Preceded by | Valentin Kuptsov |
| Leader of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation in the State Duma | |
| Assumed office 13 January 1994 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Member of the State Duma | |
| Assumed office 11 January 1994 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Gennady Andreyevich Zyuganov 26 June 1944 Mymrino, Oryol Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Political party | Communist Party of the Russian Federation (1993–present) |
| Other political affiliations | Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1966–1991) |
| Spouse | Nadezhda Vitalyevna |
| Children | Andrey (b. 1968) Tatiana (b. 1974) |
| Relatives | Leonid Zyuganov (grandson) |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Soviet Union |
| Branch/service | Soviet Army |
| Years of service | 1963–1966 |
| Rank | Colonel |
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