Alexei Navalny

Biography

Alexei Navalny was a Russian opposition leader, anti-corruption activist, and political prisoner from June 4, 1976, until his passing on February 16, 2024. He founded the Anti-Corruption Foundation in 2011 to expose corruption in Russia's government, earning him recognition as a prisoner of conscience by Amnesty International and the Sakharov Prize for human rights activism. Navalny was twice suspended from running for office due to politically motivated embezzlement charges.