Viktor Orlov

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Viktor Petrovich Orlov (Russian: Виктор Петрович Орлов; 22 March 1940 – 23 August 2021), was a Russian politician, geologist, and mining engineer. He served as the Minister of Natural Resources from 1996 to 1998, and again from 1998 to 1999. He also served as a representative in the Federation Council from the administration of Kamchatka Krai.

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1. date of birth: 1940-03-22 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of death: 2021-08-23 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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