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Monday, December 27, 2010

Mikhail Khodorkovsky Timeline


  • 1963 - Born in Moscow, son of chemical engineers
  • 1981 - Enters Medeleyev Chemistry Institute, Moscow
  • 1980s - Sets up computer software business with fellow students
  • 1987 - Founds Menatep bank
  • 1994 - Buys Apatit fertiliser company at auction
  • 1995 - Buys Yukos for $350m, with Menatep assuming $2bn in debt
  • 2003 - Arrested for tax evasion, embezzlement and fraud
  • 2004 - First court case begins
  • 2005 - Found guilty on six of seven charges, jailed for eight years
  • 2007 - Yukos declared bankrupt
  • March 2009 - Second court case starts in Moscow
  • December 2010 - Convicted of embezzlement and money laundering

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