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| Head of the Republic of Kalmykia | |
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 Standard for the Head the Republic | |
| Executive branch of the Republic of Kalmykia | |
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| Term length | 5 years, renewable |
| Formation | 23 April 1993 |
| First holder | Kirsan Ilyumzhinov |
| Website | Official website |
The Head of Kalmykia is an elected official who serves as the head of state of Kalmykia. Since the fall of the Soviet Union, three people have served as Heads of the Republic.
| Name | Took office | Left office |
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| Vladimir Basanov | 1990 | 1992 |
| Ilya Bugdayev | 1992 | 23 April 1993 |
| No. | Portrait | Name (born–died) | Term of office | Political party | Election | Ref. | |||
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| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||||
| President (1993–2005) | |||||||||
| 1 |  | Kirsan Ilyumzhinov (born 1962) | 23 April 1993 | 24 October 2005 | 12 years, 184 days | Independent | |||
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| Head of the Republic (2005–present) | |||||||||
| 1 | | Kirsan Ilyumzhinov (born 1962) | 24 October 2005 | 24 October 2010 | 5 years, 0 days | United Russia | |||
| 2 |  | Aleksey Orlov (born 1961) | 24 October 2010 | 20 March 2019 | 8 years, 147 days | United Russia | |||
| 3 |  | Batu Khasikov (born 1980) | 20 March 2019 | Incumbent | 4 years, 181 days | United Russia | |||
The latest election for the office was held on 14 September 2014
| Candidates | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pyotr Vyshkvarok | Liberal Democratic Party of Russia | 4,064 | 3.14 |
| Khongor Marilov | Greens | 3,917 | 3.02 |
| Nikolay Nurov | Communist Party of the Russian Federation | 10,702 | 8.26 |
| Aleksey Orlov | United Russia | 107,368 | 82.89 |
Kirsan Nikolayevich Ilyumzhinov is a Russian business oligarch, administrator and politician. He was President of the Republic of Kalmykia in the Russian Federation from 1993 to 2010, and was president of FIDE, the chess international governing body, from 1995 to 2018. He has also been in the forefront of promoting chess in schools in Russia and overseas. He is the founder of Novy Vzglyad publishing house.
Elista is the capital city of the Republic of Kalmykia, Russia.
Kalmykia, officially the Republic of Kalmykia, is a republic of Russia, located in the North Caucasus region of Southern Russia. The republic is part of the Southern Federal District, and borders Dagestan to the south and Stavropol Krai to the southwest; Volgograd Oblast to the northwest and north and Astrakhan Oblast to the north and east; Rostov Oblast to the west and the Caspian Sea to the east. Kalmykia is the only region in Europe where Buddhism is the predominant religion.
The Kalmyk people are the only Mongolic-speaking people of Europe whose national religion is Buddhism. In 2016, 53.4% of the population surveyed identified themselves as Buddhist. They live in Kalmykia, a federal subject of the Russian Federation located in southwestern Russia. The border faces Dagestan to the south, Stavropol Krai to the southwest, Rostov Oblast to the west, Volgograd Oblast to the northwest and Astrakhan Oblast to the east. The Caspian Sea borders Kalmykia to the southeast.
The flag of Kalmykia consists of a yellow field with a sky blue circle in the center containing a lotus. The yellow stands for the sun, the people and the religious faith of the nation. The blue represents the sky, eternity, and steadiness. The lotus is a symbol of purity, spiritual rebirth and happiness. Its five upper petals represent the continents and the lower four stand for the quarters of the globe. Together, they symbolize the will of the Kalmyks to live in friendship and to cooperate with all the nations of the world.
Erdne Ombadykow, also known as Telo Tulku Rinpoche, is the Tibetan Buddhist spiritual leader of the Kalmyk people. He received his formal training as a bhikṣu in India and was recognized by the 14th Dalai Lama as the current reincarnation of mahasiddha Tilopa.
Chernozemelsky District is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the thirteen in the Republic of Kalmykia, Russia. It is located in the southeast of the republic. The area of the district is 14,191.68 square kilometers (5,479.44 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality of Komsomolsky. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 13,258, with the population of Komsomolsky accounting for 34.1% of that number. It is the least densely populated district in the Southern Federal District.
Iki-Burulsky District is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the thirteen in the Republic of Kalmykia, Russia. Its administrative center is the rural locality of Iki-Burul. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 11,424, with the population of Iki-Burul accounting for 35.5% of that number.
Ketchenerovsky District is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the thirteen in the Republic of Kalmykia, Russia. It is located in the northwest of the republic. Its administrative center is the rural locality of Ketchenery. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 10,622, with the population of Ketchenery accounting for 36.8% of that number.
Priyutnensky District is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the thirteen in the Republic of Kalmykia, Russia. It is located in the west of the republic. The area of the district is 3,110.00 square kilometers (1,200.78 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality of Priyutnoye. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 11,658, with the population of Priyutnoye accounting for 51.6% of that number.
Sarpinsky District is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the thirteen in the Republic of Kalmykia, Russia. It is located in the north of the republic. The area of the district is 3,737.63 square kilometers (1,443.11 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality of Sadovoye. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 13,796, with the population of Sadovoye accounting for 47.3% of that number.
Yashaltinsky District is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the thirteen in the Republic of Kalmykia, Russia. It is located in the west of the republic. The area of the district is 2,415.84 square kilometers (932.76 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality of Yashalta. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 17,178, with the population of Yashalta accounting for 27.5% of that number.
Yashkulsky District is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the thirteen in the Republic of Kalmykia, Russia. It is located in the center and east of the republic. The area of the district is 11,769.31 square kilometers (4,544.16 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality of Yashkul. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 15,270, with the population of Yashkul accounting for 51.5% of that number.
Yustinsky District is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the thirteen in the Republic of Kalmykia, Russia. It is located in the northeast and east of the republic. The area of the district is 7,995.61 square kilometers (3,087.12 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality of Tsagan Aman. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 10,585, with the population of Tsagan Aman accounting for 56.9% of that number.
Historically, Buddhism was incorporated into Siberia in the early 17th century. Buddhism is considered to be one of Russia's traditional religions and is legally a part of Russian historical heritage. Besides the historical monastic traditions of Buryatia, Tuva and Kalmykia, the religion of Buddhism is now spreading all over Russia, with many ethnic Russian converts.
The State Anthem of the Republic of Kalmykia is the regional anthem of the Republic of Kalmykia, a federal subject of Russia. It was composed by Arkadiy Mandzhiyev and written by Vera Shugrayeva.
Aleksey Maratovich Orlov is a Russian politician, who serves as Russian Federation Senator from Kalmykia since 2019. He previously served as Head of Kalmykia from 2010 to 2019.
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Yury Viktorovich Zaitsev is a Russian politician and statesman, who is currently the acting Head of Mari El since 10 May 2022.
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