Tom Zenovich
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Tom Zenovich is a politician and former presidential candidate from Transnistria
, a break-away region of Moldova
. Prior to his presidential run in 2001 he was mayor of Bender
, Transnistria's second largest city.
He claims that as a result of opposing Igor Smirnov
, he was subject to antisemitic propaganda
that spread rumours that he was a Jew (which is not true) and was forced to give up his seat as mayor. In the biography of his political program posters he described his occupation as "unemployed". He told the British Helsinki Human Rights Group that he feared for his personal safety after the elections.
He is an advocate of conditional re-unification with Moldova and at the same time pro-Vladimir Putin
.
As a presidential candidate in the 9 December 2001 Transnistrian presidential election
he came second, failing to beat the incumbent Igor Smirnov
but getting more votes than his other rival, human rights activist Alexander Radchenko
.
Transnistria
Transnistria is a breakaway territory located mostly on a strip of land between the Dniester River and the eastern Moldovan border to Ukraine...
, a break-away region of Moldova
Moldova
Moldova , officially the Republic of Moldova is a landlocked state in Eastern Europe, located between Romania to the West and Ukraine to the North, East and South. It declared itself an independent state with the same boundaries as the preceding Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic in 1991, as part...
. Prior to his presidential run in 2001 he was mayor of Bender
Bender, Moldova
Bender or Bendery, also known as Tighina is a city within the internationally recognized borders of Moldova under de facto control of the unrecognized Transnistria Republic since 1992...
, Transnistria's second largest city.
He claims that as a result of opposing Igor Smirnov
Igor Smirnov
Igor Nikolaevich Smirnov , is the President of the internationally unrecognized Pridnestrovian Moldovan Republic, also known as Transnistria. He has held this post since 1990.- Childhood :...
, he was subject to antisemitic propaganda
Propaganda
Propaganda is a form of communication that is aimed at influencing the attitude of a community toward some cause or position so as to benefit oneself or one's group....
that spread rumours that he was a Jew (which is not true) and was forced to give up his seat as mayor. In the biography of his political program posters he described his occupation as "unemployed". He told the British Helsinki Human Rights Group that he feared for his personal safety after the elections.
He is an advocate of conditional re-unification with Moldova and at the same time pro-Vladimir Putin
Vladimir Putin
Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin served as the second President of the Russian Federation and is the current Prime Minister of Russia, as well as chairman of United Russia and Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Union of Russia and Belarus. He became acting President on 31 December 1999, when...
.
As a presidential candidate in the 9 December 2001 Transnistrian presidential election
Transnistrian presidential election, 2001
Presidential elections were held in the breakaway republic of Transnistria on 9 December, 2001. They were won by the incumbent Igor Smirnov, who has ruled Transnistria since 1991. The other candidates were Tom Zenovich, mayor of Bender , and Alexander Radchenko of the Power to the People party,...
he came second, failing to beat the incumbent Igor Smirnov
Igor Smirnov
Igor Nikolaevich Smirnov , is the President of the internationally unrecognized Pridnestrovian Moldovan Republic, also known as Transnistria. He has held this post since 1990.- Childhood :...
but getting more votes than his other rival, human rights activist Alexander Radchenko
Alexander Radchenko
Alexander Radchenko , an ethnic Ukrainian, is a politician and human rights activist in Transnistria. A former Soviet military officer, he is today the editor of a small opposition newspaper in Tiraspol called Man and His Rights...
.