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Sergei Witte.
Russian statesman and first Prime Minister of the Russian Empire (1849-1915)
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About Sergei Witte
Count Sergei Yulyevich Witte, also known as Sergius Witte, was a Russian statesman who served as the first prime minister of the Russian Empire, replacing the emperor as head of government. Neither liberal nor conservative, he attracted foreign capital to boost Russia's industrialization. Witte's strategy was to avoid the danger of wars.
Everything about Sergei Witte →- Occupation
- diplomat, politician
- Position held
- Prime Minister of Russia, finance minister of Imperial Russia, member of the State Council of the Russian Empire, Q56309462
- Citizenship
- Russian Empire
- Born
- June 17, 1849, June 17, 1849
- Died
- March 13, 1915, February 28, 1915, February 28, 1915