Gubernatoropad
# Gubernatoropad

Gubernatoropad (Russian: Губернаторопад, lit. 'Governors' fall', also Guberopad) is a term in Russian political jargon that refers to the mass removal of Russian regional governors from office in a short period of time.

## Events called gubernatoropad

### Gubernatoropad of 2008

The term was first used by Moskovskij Komsomolets in April 2008 during two resignations of governors in a week.

| Region | Resigned governor | Resignation date | Successor |
| - | - | - | - |
| Irkutsk Oblast | Alexander Tishanin | 15 April 2008 (2008-04-15) | Igor Yesipovsky |
| Stavropol Krai | Alexander Chernogorov | 22 April 2008 (2008-04-22) | Valery Gayevsky |
| Chukotka Autonomous Okrug | Roman Abramovich | 3 July 2008 (2008-07-03) | Roman Kopin |

### Gubernatoropad of February 2016

| Region | Resigned governor | Resignation date | Successor |
| - | - | - | - |
| Tula Oblast | Vladimir Gruzdev | 2 February 2016 (2016-02-02) | Aleksey Dyumin |
| Zabaykalsky Krai | Konstantin Ilkovsky | 17 February 2016 (2016-02-17) | Natalia Zhdanova |
| North Ossetia–Alania | Tamerlan Aguzarov (died) | 19 February 2016 (2016-02-19) | Vyacheslav Bitarov |
| Tver Oblast | Andrey Shevelyov | 2 March 2016 (2016-03-02) | Igor Rudenya |

### Gubernatoropad of July 2016

| Region | Resigned governor | Resignation date | Successor |
| - | - | - | - |
| Yaroslavl Oblast | Sergey Yastrebov | 28 July 2016 (2016-07-28) | Dmitry Mironov |
| Kaliningrad Oblast | Nikolay Tsukanov | 28 July 2016 (2016-07-28) | Anton Alikhanov |
| Kirov Oblast | Nikita Belykh (arrested) | 28 July 2016 (2016-07-28) | Igor Vasilyev |
| Sevastopol | Sergey Menyaylo | 28 July 2016 (2016-07-28) | Dmitry Ovsyannikov |

### Gubernatoropad of February 2017

| Region | Resigned governor | Resignation date | Successor |
| - | - | - | - |
| Perm Krai | Viktor Basargin | 6 February 2017 (2017-02-06) | Maxim Reshetnikov |
| Buryatia | Vyacheslav Nagovitsyn | 7 February 2017 (2017-02-07) | Alexey Tsydenov |
| Ryazan Oblast | Oleg Kovalyov | 14 February 2017 (2017-02-14) | Nikolay Lyubimov |
| Karelia | Aleksandr Hudilainen | 15 February 2017 (2017-02-15) | Artur Parfenchikov |

### Gubernatoropad of Autumn 2017

One of the most massive gubernatoropads took place in September–October 2017.

| Region | Resigned governor | Resignation date | Successor |
| - | - | - | - |
| Samara Oblast | Nikolay Merkushkin | 25 September 2017 (2017-09-25) | Dmitry Azarov |
| Nizhny Novgorod Oblast | Valery Shantsev | 26 September 2017 (2017-09-26) | Gleb Nikitin |
| Krasnoyarsk Krai | Viktor Tolokonsky | 27 September 2017 (2017-09-27) | Aleksandr Uss |
| Dagestan | Ramazan Abdulatipov | 27 September 2017 (2017-09-27) | Vladimir Vasilyev |
| Nenets Autonomous Okrug | Igor Koshin | 28 September 2017 (2017-09-28) | Alexander Tsybulsky |
| Primorsky Krai | Vladimir Miklushevsky | 4 October 2017 (2017-10-04) | Andrey Tarasenko |
| Oryol Oblast | Vadim Potomsky | 5 October 2017 (2017-10-05) | Andrey Klychkov |
| Novosibirsk Oblast | Vladimir Gorodetsky | 6 October 2017 (2017-10-06) | Andrey Travnikov |
| Omsk Oblast | Viktor Nazarov | 9 October 2017 (2017-10-09) | Alexander Burkov |
| Ivanovo Oblast | Pavel Konkov | 10 October 2017 (2017-10-10) | Stanislav Voskresensky |
| Pskov Oblast | Andrey Turchak | 12 October 2017 (2017-10-12) | Mikhail Vedernikov |

### Gubernatoropad of Spring 2018

| Region | Resigned governor | Resignation date | Successor |
| - | - | - | - |
| Kemerovo Oblast | Aman Tuleyev | 1 April 2018 (2018-04-01) | Sergey Tsivilyov |
| Tyumen Oblast | Vladimir Yakushev | 18 May 2018 (2018-05-18) | Aleksandr Moor |
| Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug | Dmitry Kobylkin | 18 May 2018 (2018-05-18) | Dmitry Artyukhov |
| Magadan Oblast | Vladimir Pechyony | 28 May 2018 (2018-05-28) | Sergey Nosov |
| Sakha | Yegor Borisov | 28 May 2018 (2018-05-28) | Aysen Nikolayev |
| Altai Krai | Alexander Karlin | 30 May 2018 (2018-05-30) | Viktor Tomenko |

### Gubernatoropad of Autumn 2018

| Region | Resigned governor | Resignation date | Successor |
| - | - | - | - |
| Astrakhan Oblast | Alexander Zhilkin | 26 September 2018 (2018-09-26) | Sergey Morozov |
| Kabardino-Balkaria | Yury Kokov | 26 September 2018 (2018-09-26) | Kazbek Kokov |
| Primorsky Krai | Andrey Tarasenko | 26 September 2018 (2018-09-26) | Oleg Kozhemyako |
| Lipetsk Oblast | Oleg Korolyov | 2 October 2018 (2018-10-02) | Igor Artamonov |
| Kurgan Oblast | Aleksey Kokorin | 2 October 2018 (2018-10-02) | Vadim Shumkov |
| Saint Petersburg | Georgy Poltavchenko | 3 October 2018 (2018-10-03) | Alexander Beglov |
| Bashkortostan | Rustem Khamitov | 11 October 2018 (2018-10-11) | Radiy Khabirov |
| Kursk Oblast | Alexander Mikhailov | 11 October 2018 (2018-10-11) | Roman Starovoyt |
| Zabaykalsky Krai | Natalia Zhdanova | 11 October 2018 (2018-10-11) | Aleksandr Osipov |

### Gubernatoropad of Spring 2019

| Region | Resigned governor | Resignation date | Successor |
| - | - | - | - |
| Chelyabinsk Oblast | Boris Dubrovsky | 19 March 2019 (2019-03-19) | Aleksey Teksler |
| Altai Republic | Alexander Berdnikov | 20 March 2019 (2019-03-20) | Oleg Khorokhordin |
| Kalmykia | Aleksey Orlov | 20 March 2019 (2019-03-20) | Batu Khasikov |
| Murmansk Oblast | Marina Kovtun | 21 March 2019 (2019-03-21) | Andrey Chibis |
| Orenburg Oblast | Yury Berg | 21 March 2019 (2019-03-21) | Denis Pasler |

### Gubernatoropad of December 2019

| Region | Resigned governor | Resignation date | Successor | Ref. |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Irkutsk Oblast | Sergey Levchenko | 12 December 2019 (2019-12-12) | Igor Kobzev | |
| Jewish Autonomous Oblast | Alexander Levintal | 12 December 2019 (2019-12-12) | Rostislav Goldstein | |

### Gubernatoropad of Spring 2020

| Region | Resigned governor | Resignation date | Successor |
| - | - | - | - |
| Nenets Autonomous Okrug | Alexander Tsybulsky | 2 April 2020 (2020-04-02) | Yury Bezdudny |
| Arkhangelsk Oblast | Igor Orlov | 2 April 2020 (2020-04-02) | Alexander Tsybulsky |
| Komi Republic | Sergey Gaplikov | 2 April 2020 (2020-04-02) | Vladimir Uyba |
| Kamchatka Krai | Vladimir Ilyukhin | 3 April 2020 (2020-04-03) | Vladimir Solodov |

### Gubernatoropad of Autumn 2020

| Region | Resigned governor | Resignation date | Successor |
| - | - | - | - |
| Belgorod Oblast | Yevgeny Savchenko | 22 September 2020 (2020-09-22) | Vyacheslav Gladkov |
| Dagestan | Vladimir Vasilyev | 5 October 2020 (2020-10-05) | Sergey Melikov |
| Mordovia | Vladimir Volkov | 18 November 2020 (2020-11-18) | Artyom Zdunov |

### Gubernatoropad of Spring 2021

| Region | Resigned governor | Resignation date | Successor |
| - | - | - | - |
| Penza Oblast | Ivan Belozertsev (arrested) | 23 March 2021 (2021-03-23) | Oleg Melnichenko |
| Tuva | Sholban Kara-ool | 7 April 2021 (2021-04-07) | Vladislav Khovalyg |
| Ulyanovsk Oblast | Sergey Morozov | 8 April 2021 (2021-04-08) | Aleksey Russkikh |
| North Ossetia–Alania | Vyacheslav Bitarov | 12 April 2021 (2021-04-12) | Sergey Menyaylo |

### Gubernatoropad of Autumn 2021

| Region | Resigned governor | Resignation date | Successor |
| - | - | - | - |
| Tambov Oblast | Aleksandr Nikitin | 4 October 2021 (2021-10-04) | Maksim Yegorov |
| Vladimir Oblast | Vladimir Sipyagin | 4 October 2021 (2021-10-04) | Aleksandr Avdeyev |
| Yaroslavl Oblast | Dmitry Mironov | 12 October 2021 (2021-10-12) | Mikhail Yevrayev |

### Gubernatoropad of Spring 2022

| Region | Resigned governor | Resignation date | Successor |
| - | - | - | - |
| Tomsk Oblast | Sergey Zhvachkin | 10 May 2022 (2022-05-10) | Vladimir Mazur |
| Kirov Oblast | Igor Vasilyev | 10 May 2022 (2022-05-10) | Aleksandr Sokolov |
| Saratov Oblast | Valery Radayev | 10 May 2022 (2022-05-10) | Roman Busargin |
| Mari El | Alexander Yevstifeyev | 10 May 2022 (2022-05-10) | Yury Zaitsev |
| Ryazan Oblast | Nikolay Lyubimov | 10 May 2022 (2022-05-10) | Pavel Malkov |

### Gubernatoropad of Spring 2023

| Region | Resigned governor | Resignation date | Successor |
| - | - | - | - |
| Chukotka Autonomous Okrug | Roman Kopin | 15 March 2023 (2023-03-15) | Vladislav Kuznetsov |
| Smolensk Oblast | Alexey Ostrovsky | 17 March 2023 (2023-03-17) | Vasily Anokhin |
| Omsk Oblast | Alexander Burkov | 29 March 2023 (2023-03-29) | Vitaliy Khotsenko |
| Krasnoyarsk Krai | Aleksandr Uss | 20 April 2023 (2023-04-20) | Mikhail Kotyukov |
