Putin’s most famous opponent was sentenced to prison until the age of 74.
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny died on Friday after collapsing and losing consciousness while serving a sentence in prison, Russia’s prison service said. He survived a poisoning attack in 2020 and later accused Vladimir Putin of being behind the incident.
5 facts about Alexei Navalny:
- Navalny, 47, a former lawyer who rose to prominence more than a decade ago for criticizing Putin’s elite and alleging massive corruption, is being held in a prison about 60 kilometers (40 miles) north of the Arctic Circle.
- Putin’s most famous opponent was sentenced to prison until the age of 74.
- On August 20, 2020, he was hospitalized in Siberia and fell into a medical coma after losing consciousness during the flight. Tests later revealed he had been poisoned with a Soviet-era nerve agent.
- He voluntarily returned to Russia in 2021 from Germany to undergo treatment for poisoning, winning the admiration of Russia’s divided opposition.
- After returning home, he was sentenced to prison. Russia denies Navalny’s claims that Russian secret police poisoned him with Novichok.
