Boris Berezovsky Russian Tycoon Died by Hanging Financial Political Struggles Caused Suicide

Boris Berezovsky, a Russian tycoon who self-exiled from his home country after angering former Prime Minister Vladmir Putin, was found dead in his London home Saturday. Authorities in the U.K. said Monday that the 67-year-old died by hanging, but it is unknown whether suicide or foul play was the cause. Boris Berezovsky was formerly a billionaire and a part of the elite Russian oligarchs that made fortunes during the collapse of the U.S.S.R. and Russia’s privatization under Boris Yeltsin. Once the new leader Putin began quelling many tycoons’ influence in the region and demanding taxes, Berezo…

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