Alexandra Yakovlevna Ovchinnikova (sometimes translated as Aleksandra) (; 7 January 1915 – 8 June 2009), a native Yakut, served as President of the Yakut Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic. A daughter of illiterate cattle-breeders west of Yakutsk, she became a road engineer. She was named president of Yakutia in 1963 and served until 1979.O Neill, Lois Decker. The Women's book of world records and achievements, p. 59 (1979)St. George, George. Siberia: the New Frontier, p. 354 (1969)(5 November 1976). , Anchorage Daily NewsSmith, Hedrick (9 May 1972). Life in Northern Siberia Is Endless Battle With the Cold, The New York TimesNational Geographic (1967)FEMALE PRESIDENTS OF UNDERSTATE ENTITIES, Retrieved June 11, 2012 She was succeeded by Yevdokiya Nikolayevna Gorokhova. She died at age 95 in 2009.(8 June 2009). Ушла из жизни бывший председатель Президиума Верховного Совета Якутской АССР Александра Овчинникова , SahkaNews (in Russian)
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