# Gubernatoropad

Gubernatoropad (Russian: Губернаторопад, lit. 'Governors' fall', also Guberopad) is a term in Russian political jargon that refers to the mass removal of Russian regional governors from office in a short period of time.

## Events called gubernatoropad
### Gubernatoropad of 2008

The term was first used by Moskovskij Komsomolets in April 2008 during two resignations of governors in a week.
| Region | Resigned governor | Resignation date | Successor |
| Irkutsk Oblast | Alexander Tishanin | 15 April 2008 (2008-04-15) | Igor Yesipovsky |
| Stavropol Krai | Alexander Chernogorov | 22 April 2008 (2008-04-22) | Valery Gayevsky |
| Chukotka Autonomous Okrug | Roman Abramovich | 3 July 2008 (2008-07-03) | Roman Kopin |

### Gubernatoropad of February 2016

| Region | Resigned governor | Resignation date | Successor |
| Tula Oblast | Vladimir Gruzdev | 2 February 2016 (2016-02-02) | Aleksey Dyumin |
| Zabaykalsky Krai | Konstantin Ilkovsky | 17 February 2016 (2016-02-17) | Natalia Zhdanova |
| North Ossetia–Alania | Tamerlan Aguzarov (died) | 19 February 2016 (2016-02-19) | Vyacheslav Bitarov |
| Tver Oblast | Andrey Shevelyov | 2 March 2016 (2016-03-02) | Igor Rudenya |

### Gubernatoropad of July 2016

| Region | Resigned governor | Resignation date | Successor |
| Yaroslavl Oblast | Sergey Yastrebov | 28 July 2016 (2016-07-28) | Dmitry Mironov |
| Kaliningrad Oblast | Nikolay Tsukanov | 28 July 2016 (2016-07-28) | Anton Alikhanov |
| Kirov Oblast | Nikita Belykh (arrested) | 28 July 2016 (2016-07-28) | Igor Vasilyev |
| Sevastopol | Sergey Menyaylo | 28 July 2016 (2016-07-28) | Dmitry Ovsyannikov |

### Gubernatoropad of February 2017

| Region | Resigned governor | Resignation date | Successor |
| Perm Krai | Viktor Basargin | 6 February 2017 (2017-02-06) | Maxim Reshetnikov |
| Buryatia | Vyacheslav Nagovitsyn | 7 February 2017 (2017-02-07) | Alexey Tsydenov |
| Ryazan Oblast | Oleg Kovalyov | 14 February 2017 (2017-02-14) | Nikolay Lyubimov |
| Karelia | Aleksandr Hudilainen | 15 February 2017 (2017-02-15) | Artur Parfenchikov |

### Gubernatoropad of Autumn 2017

One of the most massive gubernatoropads took place in September–October 2017.
| Region | Resigned governor | Resignation date | Successor |
| Samara Oblast | Nikolay Merkushkin | 25 September 2017 (2017-09-25) | Dmitry Azarov |
| Nizhny Novgorod Oblast | Valery Shantsev | 26 September 2017 (2017-09-26) | Gleb Nikitin |
| Krasnoyarsk Krai | Viktor Tolokonsky | 27 September 2017 (2017-09-27) | Aleksandr Uss |
| Dagestan | Ramazan Abdulatipov | 27 September 2017 (2017-09-27) | Vladimir Vasilyev |
| Nenets Autonomous Okrug | Igor Koshin | 28 September 2017 (2017-09-28) | Alexander Tsybulsky |
| Primorsky Krai | Vladimir Miklushevsky | 4 October 2017 (2017-10-04) | Andrey Tarasenko |
| Oryol Oblast | Vadim Potomsky | 5 October 2017 (2017-10-05) | Andrey Klychkov |
| Novosibirsk Oblast | Vladimir Gorodetsky | 6 October 2017 (2017-10-06) | Andrey Travnikov |
| Omsk Oblast | Viktor Nazarov | 9 October 2017 (2017-10-09) | Alexander Burkov |
| Ivanovo Oblast | Pavel Konkov | 10 October 2017 (2017-10-10) | Stanislav Voskresensky |
| Pskov Oblast | Andrey Turchak | 12 October 2017 (2017-10-12) | Mikhail Vedernikov |

### Gubernatoropad of Spring 2018

| Region | Resigned governor | Resignation date | Successor |
| Kemerovo Oblast | Aman Tuleyev | 1 April 2018 (2018-04-01) | Sergey Tsivilyov |
| Tyumen Oblast | Vladimir Yakushev | 18 May 2018 (2018-05-18) | Aleksandr Moor |
| Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug | Dmitry Kobylkin | 18 May 2018 (2018-05-18) | Dmitry Artyukhov |
| Magadan Oblast | Vladimir Pechyony | 28 May 2018 (2018-05-28) | Sergey Nosov |
| Sakha | Yegor Borisov | 28 May 2018 (2018-05-28) | Aysen Nikolayev |
| Altai Krai | Alexander Karlin | 30 May 2018 (2018-05-30) | Viktor Tomenko |

### Gubernatoropad of Autumn 2018

| Region | Resigned governor | Resignation date | Successor |
| Astrakhan Oblast | Alexander Zhilkin | 26 September 2018 (2018-09-26) | Sergey Morozov |
| Kabardino-Balkaria | Yury Kokov | 26 September 2018 (2018-09-26) | Kazbek Kokov |
| Primorsky Krai | Andrey Tarasenko | 26 September 2018 (2018-09-26) | Oleg Kozhemyako |
| Lipetsk Oblast | Oleg Korolyov | 2 October 2018 (2018-10-02) | Igor Artamonov |
| Kurgan Oblast | Aleksey Kokorin | 2 October 2018 (2018-10-02) | Vadim Shumkov |
| Saint Petersburg | Georgy Poltavchenko | 3 October 2018 (2018-10-03) | Alexander Beglov |
| Bashkortostan | Rustem Khamitov | 11 October 2018 (2018-10-11) | Radiy Khabirov |
| Kursk Oblast | Alexander Mikhailov | 11 October 2018 (2018-10-11) | Roman Starovoyt |
| Zabaykalsky Krai | Natalia Zhdanova | 11 October 2018 (2018-10-11) | Aleksandr Osipov |

### Gubernatoropad of Spring 2019

| Region | Resigned governor | Resignation date | Successor |
| Chelyabinsk Oblast | Boris Dubrovsky | 19 March 2019 (2019-03-19) | Aleksey Teksler |
| Altai Republic | Alexander Berdnikov | 20 March 2019 (2019-03-20) | Oleg Khorokhordin |
| Kalmykia | Aleksey Orlov | 20 March 2019 (2019-03-20) | Batu Khasikov |
| Murmansk Oblast | Marina Kovtun | 21 March 2019 (2019-03-21) | Andrey Chibis |
| Orenburg Oblast | Yury Berg | 21 March 2019 (2019-03-21) | Denis Pasler |

### Gubernatoropad of December 2019

| Region | Resigned governor | Resignation date | Successor | Ref. |
| Irkutsk Oblast | Sergey Levchenko | 12 December 2019 (2019-12-12) | Igor Kobzev | |
| Jewish Autonomous Oblast | Alexander Levintal | 12 December 2019 (2019-12-12) | Rostislav Goldstein | |

### Gubernatoropad of Spring 2020

| Region | Resigned governor | Resignation date | Successor |
| Nenets Autonomous Okrug | Alexander Tsybulsky | 2 April 2020 (2020-04-02) | Yury Bezdudny |
| Arkhangelsk Oblast | Igor Orlov | 2 April 2020 (2020-04-02) | Alexander Tsybulsky |
| Komi Republic | Sergey Gaplikov | 2 April 2020 (2020-04-02) | Vladimir Uyba |
| Kamchatka Krai | Vladimir Ilyukhin | 3 April 2020 (2020-04-03) | Vladimir Solodov |

### Gubernatoropad of Autumn 2020

| Region | Resigned governor | Resignation date | Successor |
| Belgorod Oblast | Yevgeny Savchenko | 22 September 2020 (2020-09-22) | Vyacheslav Gladkov |
| Dagestan | Vladimir Vasilyev | 5 October 2020 (2020-10-05) | Sergey Melikov |
| Mordovia | Vladimir Volkov | 18 November 2020 (2020-11-18) | Artyom Zdunov |

### Gubernatoropad of Spring 2021

| Region | Resigned governor | Resignation date | Successor |
| Penza Oblast | Ivan Belozertsev (arrested) | 23 March 2021 (2021-03-23) | Oleg Melnichenko |
| Tuva | Sholban Kara-ool | 7 April 2021 (2021-04-07) | Vladislav Khovalyg |
| Ulyanovsk Oblast | Sergey Morozov | 8 April 2021 (2021-04-08) | Aleksey Russkikh |
| North Ossetia–Alania | Vyacheslav Bitarov | 12 April 2021 (2021-04-12) | Sergey Menyaylo |

### Gubernatoropad of Autumn 2021

| Region | Resigned governor | Resignation date | Successor |
| Tambov Oblast | Aleksandr Nikitin | 4 October 2021 (2021-10-04) | Maksim Yegorov |
| Vladimir Oblast | Vladimir Sipyagin | 4 October 2021 (2021-10-04) | Aleksandr Avdeyev |
| Yaroslavl Oblast | Dmitry Mironov | 12 October 2021 (2021-10-12) | Mikhail Yevrayev |

### Gubernatoropad of Spring 2022

| Region | Resigned governor | Resignation date | Successor |
| Tomsk Oblast | Sergey Zhvachkin | 10 May 2022 (2022-05-10) | Vladimir Mazur |
| Kirov Oblast | Igor Vasilyev | 10 May 2022 (2022-05-10) | Aleksandr Sokolov |
| Saratov Oblast | Valery Radayev | 10 May 2022 (2022-05-10) | Roman Busargin |
| Mari El | Alexander Yevstifeyev | 10 May 2022 (2022-05-10) | Yury Zaitsev |
| Ryazan Oblast | Nikolay Lyubimov | 10 May 2022 (2022-05-10) | Pavel Malkov |

### Gubernatoropad of Spring 2023

| Region | Resigned governor | Resignation date | Successor |
| Chukotka Autonomous Okrug | Roman Kopin | 15 March 2023 (2023-03-15) | Vladislav Kuznetsov |
| Smolensk Oblast | Alexey Ostrovsky | 17 March 2023 (2023-03-17) | Vasily Anokhin |
| Omsk Oblast | Alexander Burkov | 29 March 2023 (2023-03-29) | Vitaliy Khotsenko |
| Krasnoyarsk Krai | Aleksandr Uss | 20 April 2023 (2023-04-20) | Mikhail Kotyukov |

### Gubernatoropad of Spring 2024

In May 2024, several governors received positions in Mikhail Mishustin's Second Cabinet and resigned from their regional positions. Parts of Russian media dubbed this event "gubernatorovzlyot" (Russian: Губернаторовзлёт, lit. 'Governors' rise').
| Region | Resigned governor | Resignation date | Successor |
| Khabarovsk Krai | Mikhail Degtyarev | 14 May 2024 (2024-05-14) | Dmitry Demeshin |
| Kaliningrad Oblast | Anton Alikhanov | 14 May 2024 (2024-05-14) | Alexey Besprozvannykh |
| Tula Oblast | Aleksey Dyumin | 14 May 2024 (2024-05-14) | Dmitry Milyaev |
| Kemerovo Oblast | Sergey Tsivilyov | 14 May 2024 (2024-05-14) | Ilya Seredyuk |
| Kursk Oblast | Roman Starovoyt | 14 May 2024 (2024-05-14) | Alexei Smirnov |
| Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug | Natalya Komarova | 30 May 2024 (2024-05-30) | Ruslan Kukharuk |
| Samara Oblast | Dmitry Azarov | 31 May 2024 (2024-05-31) | Vyacheslav Fedorishchev |
| Altai Republic | Oleg Khorokhordin | 4 June 2024 (2024-06-04) | Andrey Turchak |

### Gubernatoropad of Autumn 2024

| Region | Resigned governor | Resignation date | Successor |
| Tambov Oblast | Maksim Yegorov | 4 November 2024 (2024-11-04) | Yevgeny Pervyshov |
| Rostov Oblast | Vasily Golubev | 4 November 2024 (2024-11-04) | Yury Slyusar |
| Komi Republic | Vladimir Uyba | 5 November 2024 (2024-11-05) | Rostislav Goldstein |
| Jewish Autonomous Oblast | Rostislav Goldstein | 5 November 2024 (2024-11-05) | Maria Kostyuk |
| Kursk Oblast | Alexei Smirnov | 5 December 2024 (2024-12-05) | Alexander Khinshtein |