Russian mercenary leader, oligarch, restaurateur, former owner of Wagner PVC (1961–2023). Yevgeny Prigozhin was born on 1 June 1961 in what is now the Russian Federation. Yevgeny Prigozhin is remembered as a restaurateur, entrepreneur and condottiero, a citizen of the Soviet Union and Russia. Positions held included Leader of the Wagner Group and commanding officer.
Before and after
- 4 May 1961Founding of Institut Polytechnique des Sciences Avancées
- 6 May 1961Birth of George Clooney
- 17 May 1961Birth of Enya
- 25 May 1961Kennedy commits the United States to a Moon landing
- 1 June 1961Birth of Yevgeny Prigozhin
- 6 June 1961Death of Carl Jung
- 21 June 1961Birth of Joko Widodo
- 1 July 1961Birth of Diana, Princess of Wales
- 2 July 1961Death of Ernest Hemingway
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The era
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