Oleg Khorzhan | |
|---|---|
| Олег Хоржан | |
.jpg) Khorzhan in 2016 | |
| Leader of the Transnistrian Communist Party | |
| In office May 2003 – 19 May 2018[1] | |
| Succeeded by | Nadezhda Bondarenko (acting) |
| Member of the Supreme Council of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic | |
| In office 2010–2018 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 June 1976 Camenca, Moldavian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Died | 16 July 2023 (aged 47) Sucleia, Transnistria (Moldova) |
| Manner of death | Assassination (stab wounds) |
| Political party | Transnistrian Communist Party |
| Children | 2 |
Oleg Olegovich Khorzhan (Russian: Олег Олегович Хоржан; Romanian: Oleg Olegovici Horjan; 30 June 1976 – 16 July 2023) was a Transnistrian politician who served as the chairman of the Transnistrian Communist Party and as a member of Transnistria's Supreme Council.
In 2018, he was arrested and imprisoned for allegedly assaulting law enforcement during a political rally. He was released on 6 December 2022 after serving the entirety of his sentence. During his imprisonment, Khorzhan was considered a political prisoner by his supporters and the UCP–CPSU. On 16 July 2023, he was stabbed to death by an unknown assailant in his office.
- ^ "Исполняющей обязанности Председателя ЦК ПКП назначена Н.А. Бондаренко". www.kp-pmr.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 15 February 2020. Retrieved 12 December 2018.