Alexei Navalny

Russian Opposition Leader and Anti-Corruption Activist

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Born: June 4, 1976, Butyn

Died: February 16, 2024

Party: Yabloko

Education: Finance University under the Government of the Russian Federation, Yale University, Peoples' Friendship University of Russia

Previous offices: Leader of Russia of the Future

Last updated Nov 1, 2026

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European nations confirm Russia's assassination of Alexei Navalny

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As of May 2026: Deceased (February 16, 2024)

Alexei Navalny survived one poisoning attempt with a military-grade nerve agent in August 2020. He did not survive the second. On the two-year anniversary of his death in an Arctic prison, five European nations announced laboratory confirmation that Russian authorities killed him with epibatidine, a toxin from South American poison dart frogs.

Updated May 29