Leonid Potapov

{{Short description|Russian politician (1935–2020)}}

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{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Leonid Potapov

| native_name = {{Nobold|Леонид Потапов}}

| native_name_lang = ru

| image = Potapov in 2004.jpg

| office =

| president =

| primeminister =

| term_start =

| predecessor =

| office1 = 1st President of Buryatia

| president1 =

| primeminister1 =

| term_start1 = 1 July 1994

| term_end1 = 10 July 2007

| deputy1 =

| predecessor1 =

| successor1 = Vyacheslav Nagovitsyn

| office2 = Chairman of the Supreme Soviet of Buryatia

| term_start2 = 21 October 1991

| term_end2 = 1 July 1994

| predecessor2 = Sergey Buldayev

| successor2 = Mikhail Semyonov (as Chairman of the People's Khural)

| birth_date = {{birth date|1935|07|04|df=y}}

| birth_place = Uakit, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union

| death_date = {{death date and age|2020|11|12|1935|07|04|df=y}}

| death_place = Ulan-Ude, Russia

| party = Communist Party

| awards = File:Orden for Service III.png{{Order of Friendship}}{{Order of the October Revolution}}{{Order of the Red Banner of Labour}}{{Order of the Badge of Honour}}

| spouse = Nina Potapova

| signature =

| alma_mater =

| caption = Potapov in 2004

}}

Leonid Vasilyevich Potapov ({{langx|ru|Леони́д Васи́льевич Пота́пов}}; 4 July 1935 – 12 November 2020) was the Chairman of the Supreme Soviet of Buryatia from August 1991 to 1994, and then President of the Buryat Republic in Russia[https://news.google.com.au/newspapers?id=QKdjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=pxQEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6962,2104720&dq=leonid-potapov&hl=en A New And 'alternative' Market] from July 1994 to July 2007. He was reelected three times (in 1994, 1998 and 2002); in 2002 he received 68% of the vote.