Viktor Cherepkov

Viktor Ivanovich Cherepkov (Russian: Виктор Иванович Черепков; 16 April 1942 – 2 September 2017) was a Russian naval officer and politician who was a Deputy of the State Duma of the third and fourth convocation. He was mayor of Vladivostok (1993–1994; 1996–1998).

He graduated from the railway technical school and the Pacific Higher Naval School.

From 1967 to 1993, Cherepkov served in the Pacific Fleet of the Soviet and Russian Navy. Cherepkov left the Navy as a Captain 1st rank.

In 1990, Cherepkov was elected as a deputy to the council for Primorsky Krai.

In 1993, Cherepkov became the mayor of Vladivostok.

One year into his term, Cherepkov was accused of accepting bribes and was suspended from his duties as mayor. He blockaded himself his office at the city hall, which resulted in the OMON having to storm the building.

Although the local prosecutor dropped the charges against Cherepkov in November 1994, Russian president Boris Yeltsin signed an executive order removing him from his post.

He regained the mayorship in 1996 after the State Duma passed a resolution declaring his removal from office illegal. President Yeltsin later issued an order to restore Cherepkov in September 1996. Cherepkov's return to office lasted only two years with Yeltsin reversing course and suspending the mayor again in November 1998.