Aleksei Chaly

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Aleksei Chaly
Алексей Чалый
Chaly in 2014
Mayor of Sevastopol
In office
23 February 2014 – 1 April 2014
Preceded byPosition established
Volodymyr Yatsuba (de facto)
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Himself (as governor)
Governor of Sevastopol
Acting
In office
1 April 2014 – 14 April 2014
Preceded byPosition established by Russia
Himself (de facto)
Succeeded bySergey Menyaylo
Personal details
Born (1961-06-13) 13 June 1961 (age 62)
CEO and CTO

Aleksei Mikhailovich Chaly (

accede to Russia. On 1 April 2014 he was appointed as Governor of Sevastopol City by Russia. On 14 April, he was replaced by Sergey Menyaylo.[3]

Biography

Chaly was born on 13 June 1961 in

Ukrainian SSR when he was one year old.[1] Chaly graduated from the Sevastopol National Technical University.[1]
Since 1987 he has been the head of "Tavrida Electric", producing switchgear and anti-wreck technology. At the moment of political crisis in Ukraine in 2014 he had Russian citizenship.

He was involved with restoration of the memorials of the World War II, producing the documentary series "Sevastopol Tales". In 2011 he received the international award "For faith and fidelity" as a symbol of recognition of his contribution to the Motherland.[citation needed]

During the Crimean crisis

On 23 February 2014, a meeting of citizens opposed to the

ousted the Ukrainian government from power in Kyiv led to Chaly being proclaimed as "mayor" of Sevastopol. The Sevastopol City Council handed power to Chaly on 24 February, following the resignation of Volodymyr Yatsuba as the city administrator appointed by the President of Ukraine (at the time the city had no elected mayor).[2][4]

On 26 February, Chaly declared that Sevastopol would not submit to orders of the acting leader of the Ukrainian home office,

Berkut
riot police unit to the city. He said that they can become a basis for future defence groups in the city.

Chaly visited the

Treaty on Accession of the Republic of Crimea to Russia together with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Crimean Prime Minister Sergey Aksyonov.[5]

In March 2014, the Security Service of Ukraine has announced an investigation into Chaly for allegedly steering some ₴23.9 million from his charitable organisation to bankroll anti-Ukraine activity.[6]

On 1 April 2014 he was appointed as acting Governor of Sevastopol City by Russia and occupied this position till 14 April 2014, when he resigned and was replaced by Sergey Menyaylo.[7]

Sanctions

Sanctioned by the

UK government in 2014 in relation to Russo-Ukrainian War. [8]

References

  1. ^ a b c Юлия Гутова (2014). Серьезный разговор с Алексеем Чалым и другими людьми, которые сохранили русский Севастополь (in Russian). Русский репортёр.
  2. ^ a b "Ukraine: Sevastopol installs pro-Russian mayor as separatism fears grow". The Guardian. 25 February 2014. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
  3. ^ Владимир Путин подписал указ о назначении временно исполняющих обязанности главы Республики Крым и Севастополя (in Russian). Echo of Moscow. 15 April 2014. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  4. ISBN 978-0-7656-0224-4
    (page 44)
  5. ^ Ukraine crisis: Putin signs Russia-Crimea treaty, BBC, 18 March 2014
  6. UNIAN
    . 18 March 2014
  7. ^ (in Ukrainian) Putin ignored the "People's Mayor" Sevastopol and appoint to the post a Russian Admiral, Espreso TV (14 April 2014)
  8. ^ "CONSOLIDATED LIST OF FINANCIAL SANCTIONS TARGETS IN THE UK" (PDF). Retrieved 16 April 2023.

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