Republic of Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov delivers a speech during a farewell ceremony for Murtaza Rakhimov, the first president of Russia's republic of Bashkortostan, at the Bashkortostan state concert hall in Ufa, Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia. Rakhimov, who led the republic from 1993 to 2010, died at the age of 88 on January 11 after a prolonged illness.
- Categories: Politics, Human Interest
- Location: Ufa, Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia
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- Credit: Sputnik
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