List of ambassadors of Russia to Zambia

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Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the Republic of Zambia
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Incumbent
Azim Yarkhmedov  [ ru ]
since 7 December 2021
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Embassy of Russia in Lusaka
Style His Excellency
The Honourable
Reports to Minister of Foreign Affairs
Seat Lusaka
Appointer President of Russia
Term length At the pleasure of the president
Website Embassy of Russia in Zambia

The ambassador of Russia to Zambia is the official representative of the president and the government of the Russian Federation to the president and the government of Zambia.

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The ambassador to Zambia and his staff work at large in the Russian embassy in Lusaka. [1] The current Russian ambassador to Zambia is Azim Yarkhmedov  [ ru ], incumbent since 7 December 2021. [2]

History of diplomatic relations

Diplomatic relations between the Soviet Union and Zambia were established on 24 October 1964, shortly after its declaration of independence from the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland. [3] [4] Sergey Slipchenko  [ ru ] was appointed as ambassador on 4 March 1965. [4] With the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, Zambia recognised the Russian Federation as its successor state on 31 December 1991. [3] The incumbent Soviet ambassador, Eyzhen Poch  [ ru ], continued as ambassador from Russia until 1992. [4]

List of representatives of Russia to Zambia (1965–present)

Ambassadors of the Soviet Union to Zambia (1965–1991)

NameTitleAppointmentTerminationNotes
Sergey Slipchenko  [ ru ] Ambassador 4 March 196510 June 1970 Credentials presented on 24 March 1965
Dmytro Bilokolos Ambassador 10 June 197023 June 1976 Credentials presented on 9 October 1970
Vasily Solodovnikov  [ ru ] Ambassador 23 June 197611 July 1981 Credentials presented on 10 August 1976
Vladimir Cherednik  [ ru ] Ambassador 11 July 198110 June 1985 Credentials presented on 21 September 1981
Veniamin Likhachyov  [ ru ] Ambassador 10 June 198511 May 1987
Oleg Miroshkhin  [ ru ] Ambassador 11 May 198714 August 1990
Eyzhen Poch  [ ru ] Ambassador 14 August 199025 December 1991

Ambassadors of the Russian Federation to Zambia (1991–present)

NameTitleAppointmentTerminationNotes
Eyzhen Poch  [ ru ] Ambassador 25 December 199131 December 1992
Mikhail Bocharnikov  [ ru ] Ambassador 31 December 199216 December 1996
Vladimir Boyko  [ ru ] Ambassador 4 July 199728 August 2001
Vladimir Dorokhin  [ ru ] Ambassador 28 August 200110 October 2005
Anvar Azimov Ambassador 10 October 200531 July 2008
Boris Malakhov  [ ru ] Ambassador 6 October 200826 November 2012 Credentials presented on 22 January 2009
Died in post
Andrey Stolyarov  [ ru ] Chargé d'affaires 26 November 20123 July 2013
Konstantin Kozhanov  [ ru ] Ambassador 3 July 201331 October 2019 Credentials presented on 7 November 2013
Aleksandr Boldyrev  [ ru ] Ambassador 31 October 201920 January 2021 Credentials presented on 12 December 2019
Died in post
Dmitry Yudin Chargé d'affaires 20 January 20217 December 2021
Azim Yarkhmedov  [ ru ] Ambassador 7 December 2021 Credentials presented on 5 May 2022

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Посольство Российской Федерации в Республике Замбии" (in Russian). Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia) . Retrieved 8 November 2025.
  2. ↑ "Посол РФ в Республике Замбии" (in Russian). Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia) . Retrieved 8 November 2025.
  3. 1 2 "Политические отношения" (in Russian). Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia) . Retrieved 8 November 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 "Посольство СССР в Замбии" (in Russian). knowbysight.info. Retrieved 8 November 2025.
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