1. Nikolay Yemelyanovich Aksyonenko was a Russian railway manager and politician.
11 Facts About Nikolay Aksyonenko
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Nikolay Aksyonenko was born on 15 March 1949 in the village of Novoaleksandrovka, Bolotninsky District, Novosibirsk Oblast.
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Nikolay Aksyonenko was the youngest, 13th child in a large family of an assistant driver.
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On 19 May 1999 Aksyonenko was appointed First Deputy Chairman of the Government within the Sergei Stepashin's Cabinet.
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Nikolay Aksyonenko was actively lobbied by Tatyana Dyachenko, Roman Abramovich and Alexander Mamut.
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Circumstances did not allow Nikolay Aksyonenko to become president: the Chubais group seriously opposed him.
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On 16 September 1999, Nikolay Aksyonenko was re-appointed Minister of Railways in the Vladimir Putin's First Cabinet, retaining the post of First Deputy Prime Minister.
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Nikolay Aksyonenko chaired the Government during Putin's trip to New Zealand.
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On 10 January 2000, Nikolay Aksyonenko left the post of deputy premier, remaining minister of railways.
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In October 2001, Nikolay Aksyonenko was summoned to the Prosecutor General's Office, where he was charged with abuse of office and misuse of profits.
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Nikolay Aksyonenko was buried at Nikolskoe Cemetery of the Alexander Nevsky Lavra, Saint Petersburg.