List of ambassadors of Russia to Nigeria
Ambassador of the His Excellency | |
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Reports to | Minister of Foreign Affairs |
Seat | Abuja |
Appointer | President of Russia |
Term length | At the pleasure of the President |
Website | Embassy of Russia in Nigeria |
The Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the Federal Republic of Nigeria is the official representative of the
Government of Nigeria
.
The ambassador and his staff work at large in the Embassy of Russia in Abuja.[1] The post of Russian Ambassador to Nigeria is currently held by Alexey Shebarshin, incumbent since 20 April 2018.[2]
History of diplomatic relations
Diplomatic relations between the Soviet Union and New Zealand were established at the mission level on 12 January 1961.[3] The first ambassador, Fyodor Dolya , was appointed on 21 November 1961.[3] With the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, representatives continued to be exchanged between the Russian Federation and Nigeria.[3]
List of representatives (1961 – present)
Representatives of the Soviet Union to Nigeria (1961 – 1991)
Name | Title | Appointment | Termination | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Fyodor Dolya | Ambassador | 21 November 1961 | 7 April 1964 | |
Aleksandr Romanov | Ambassador | 7 April 1964 | 20 August 1970 | |
Boris Vorobyov | Ambassador | 20 August 1970 | 9 October 1974 | |
Aleksandr Teterin | Ambassador | 9 October 1974 | 5 June 1978 | |
Vladimir Snegiryov | Ambassador | 5 June 1978 | 8 October 1985 | |
Yuri Kuplyakov | Ambassador | 8 October 1985 | 23 March 1990 | |
Oleg Bocharov | Ambassador | 23 March 1990 | 1991 |
Representatives of the Russian Federation to Nigeria (1991 – present)
Name | Title | Appointment | Termination | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Lev Parshin | Ambassador | 19 June 1993 | 17 December 1997 | |
Gennady Ilyichev | Ambassador | 11 December 1998 | 12 March 2004 | |
Igor Melikhov | Ambassador | 12 March 2004 | 10 June 2008 | |
Alexander Polyakov | Ambassador | 10 June 2008 | 1 April 2013 | |
Nikolay Udovichenko
|
Ambassador | 1 April 2013 | 20 April 2018 | |
Alexey Shebarshin | Ambassador | 20 April 2018 |
See also
- Foreign relations of Russia
- Foreign relations of Nigeria
- Ambassadors of Russia
References
- ^ "Embassy of the Russian Federation in Nigeria". Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia). Retrieved 25 October 2019.
- ^ "Ambassador". Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia). Retrieved 25 October 2019.
- ^ a b c "Посольство СССР в Нигерии" (in Russian). Справочник по истории Коммунистической партии и Советского Союза 1898 - 1991. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 26 October 2019.