Who was Boris Abramovich Berezovsky?
Q: Who was Boris Abramovich Berezovsky?
A: Boris Abramovich Berezovsky was a Russian-British business man, billionaire, and former mathematician. He held powerful positions in the 1990s when Boris Yeltsin was president of Russia.
Q: What power did he have?
A: Berezovsky had a lot of power over what the newspapers were allowed to print and what the television stations could say. They were not allowed to say anything bad about Yeltsin.
Q: How did he make his fortune?
A: Berezovsky made his fortune importing Mercedes cars into Russia in the 1990s and from Avtovaz cars as well as owning Sibneft oil company.
Q: Why did he flee to London?
A: When Putin came to power, Berezovsky fled to London where he was given political asylum because he said that he was trying to put an end to Putin's power.
Q: Was there any evidence that someone tried to kill him?
A: In 1994 someone tried to kill Berezovsky and several other people may have also attempted it. He said these people were Russian agents.
Q: When did he die?
A: Berezovsky died on 23 March 2013 in Sunninghill, Berkshire, England at age 67 while living in London, England. On March 25th police said that his death was caused by hanging with no signs of a struggle.
