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Andrei Karlov
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Soviet and Russian diplomat
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Andrei Karlov was a male diplomat and politician born in Moscow in 1954. He held citizenship in the Soviet Union and Russia. His education included studies at the Moscow State Institute of International Relations and the Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation. He spoke Russian, Korean, and English. Karlov was employed by the Embassy of Russia in North Korea. He was an adherent of Eastern Orthodoxy.
Karlov died on December 19, 2016, in the Çankaya district. His death resulted from a gunshot wound sustained during a homicide. He was killed by Mevlüt Mert Altıntaş. For his service, he received the award of Hero of the Russian Federation. His name in his native language is Андрей Геннадьевич Карлов.
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Key facts
- President
- Vladimir Putin
- Preceded by
- Vladimir Ivanovsky
- Succeeded by
- Alexei Yerkhov
- Born
- Andrei Gennadyevich Karlov , ( 1954-02-04 ) 4 February 1954, Moscow , Soviet Union
- Died
- 19 December 2016 (2016-12-19) (aged 62) , Ankara , Turkey
- Cause of death
- Assassination
- Spouse
- Marina Mikhailovna ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1975 )
- Alma mater
- Moscow State Institute of International Relations
- Occupation
- Diplomat
- Awards
- Hero of the Russian Federation (posthumously)
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Described at
Карлов Андрей Геннадьевич - Биография
Карлов Андрей Геннадьевич. Биография, факты из жизни. Краткие биографические сведения. А.Г. Карлов
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Andrey
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Russia
- Place of birth
- Moscow
- Place of death
- Çankaya district
- Occupation
- politician
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- Eastern Orthodoxy
- Image
- Andrey Karlov 2016.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1954-02-04
- date of death
- 2016-12-19
- manner of death
- homicide
- cause of death
- gunshot wound
- described at URL
- www.turkey.mid.ru/eng/amb.html
- name in native language
- Андрей Геннадьевич Карлов
- killed by
- Mevlüt Mert Altıntaş
- Commons category
- Andrei Karlov
- P10632
- Andrei Karlov
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Encyclopedic overview
Andrei Gennadyevich Karlov (Russian: Андрей Геннадьевич Карлов; 4 February 1954 – 19 December 2016) was a Russian diplomat who served as the Russian ambassador to Turkey and earlier as the Russian ambassador to North Korea.
On the evening of 19 December 2016, while speaking at an art gallery exhibition in Ankara, Turkey, he was assassinated by Mevlüt Mert Altıntaş, an off-duty Turkish policeman.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Andrei Karlov” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.