List of ambassadors of Russia to Nigeria

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Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the Federal Republic of Nigeria
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Incumbent
Alexey Shebarshin
since 20 April 2018
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Embassy of Russia in Abuja
Style His Excellency
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 President and the Government of the Russian Federation to the President and the Government of Nigeria.

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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  [ ru ], 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)

NameTitleAppointmentTerminationNotes
Fyodor Dolya  [ ru ] Ambassador 21 November 19617 April 1964
Aleksandr Romanov  [ ru ] Ambassador 7 April 196420 August 1970
Boris Vorobyov  [ ru ] Ambassador 20 August 19709 October 1974
Aleksandr Teterin  [ ru ] Ambassador 9 October 19745 June 1978
Vladimir Snegiryov  [ ru ] Ambassador 5 June 19788 October 1985
Yuri Kuplyakov Ambassador 8 October 198523 March 1990
Oleg Bocharov Ambassador 23 March 19901991

Representatives of the Russian Federation to Nigeria (1991 – present)

NameTitleAppointmentTerminationNotes
Lev Parshin  [ ru ] Ambassador 19 June 199317 December 1997
Gennady Ilyichev  [ ru ] Ambassador 11 December 199812 March 2004
Igor Melikhov Ambassador 12 March 200410 June 2008
Alexander Polyakov Ambassador 10 June 20081 April 2013
Nikolay Udovichenko Ambassador 1 April 201320 April 2018
Alexey Shebarshin Ambassador 20 April 2018

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Embassy of the Russian Federation in Nigeria". Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia) . Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  2. ↑ "Ambassador". Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia) . Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  3. 1 2 3 "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.
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