Yunus-bek Yevkurov was appointed the head of the southern Russian republic of Ingushetia by a president that served during what years?
Yunus-bek Yevkurov Yunus-bek Bamatgireyevich Yevkurov (Russian: Юну́с-бек Баматгире́евич Евку́ров ; born 23 July 1963) is the head of the southern Russian republic of Ingushetia, appointed by President Dmitry Medvedev on 30 October 2008. The following day, the People's Assembly of the Republic of Ingushetia, the republic's regional parliament, voted in favor of Yevkurov's appointment, making him the third Head of Ingushetia.
Mikhail Lesin Mikhail Yuriyevich Lesin (Russian: Михаил Юрьевич Лесин; July 11, 1958 – November 5, 2015 ) was a Russian political figure, media executive and an adviser to president Vladimir Putin. In 2006 he was awarded the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", one of Russia's highest state decoration for civilians. Mikhail Lesin was nicknamed the Bulldozer (Russian: Бульдозер ) because of his ability to get virtually all Russian media outlets under The Kremlin's control.