Murtaza Rakhimov, the first president of Bashkiria, died at the age of 88 Former head of Bashkiria Murtaza Rakhimov has died at the age of 88, media reported. He was the head of the republic from 1990 to 2010 (first as head of the supreme council of the republic, since 1993 – its president). Rakhimov […]