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Alexander Litvinenko
served in the Russian military for over 20 years achieving the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel. In 1999 he was arrested and imprisoned for refusing to complete a spy mission. He subsequently escaped from Russia and lived with his family in the UK, where he was granted political asylum. He became a British citizen in October 2006 and was poisoned with radioactive Polonium 210 (the first assassination of its kind) in November 2006.
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The last time I talked to Alexander was by phone on November 8, 2006. That day, Alexander believed that he had survived the assassination attempt. “In a few days,” he told me, “I will be home. We will have time to talk later.” On the 23rd of November, Alexander Litvinenko died.