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Boris Nemtsov: A Life And Death In Pictures

Boris Nemtsov was shot dead on the night of February 27, 2015, on a bridge near the Kremlin. He was 55 years old. A liberal politician who became one of Russian President Vladimir Putin's most prominent opponents, Nemtsov became a symbol of the struggle for democracy in Russia.

His accused killer, Zaur Dadaev, was sentenced to 20 years in prison in 2018, while four of his alleged accomplices, also from the North Caucasus region of Chechnya, received 11- to 19-year sentences. Friends and family fear those who ordered the assassination may never be caught.

Here is a look at some of the key moments in Nemtsov's life.
Boris Nemtsov studied physics at Lobachevsky State University in Gorky, the city now known as Nizhny Novgorod, receiving a degree in 1981.
1 Boris Nemtsov studied physics at Lobachevsky State University in Gorky, the city now known as Nizhny Novgorod, receiving a degree in 1981.
Nemtsov holds a meeting with local voters as governor of Nizhny Novgorod in 1992.
2 Nemtsov holds a meeting with local voters as governor of Nizhny Novgorod in 1992.
Russian Federation President Boris Yeltsin and Nemtsov at a tennis event in Nizhny Novgorod in 1994.
3 Russian Federation President Boris Yeltsin and Nemtsov at a tennis event in Nizhny Novgorod in 1994.
Nemtsov prepares for a flight in a MiG-29 fighter jet produced in Nizhny Novgorod in 1996.
4 Nemtsov prepares for a flight in a MiG-29 fighter jet produced in Nizhny Novgorod in 1996.
Nemtsov with his daughter Zhanna in 1996.
5 Nemtsov with his daughter Zhanna in 1996.
Nemtsov speaks during his first 100 days in office as deputy prime minister in 1997.
6 Nemtsov speaks during his first 100 days in office as deputy prime minister in 1997.
Moscow Mayor Yury Luzhkov with Nemtsov at a roundtable discussion in Moscow in 1997.
7 Moscow Mayor Yury Luzhkov with Nemtsov at a roundtable discussion in Moscow in 1997.
Chinese President Jiang Zemin and Nemtsov visit the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier near the Kremlin wall.
8 Chinese President Jiang Zemin and Nemtsov visit the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier near the Kremlin wall.
Nemtsov, as deputy prime minister, vists the Oktyabrskaya-Yuzhnaya coal mine in 1998.
9 Nemtsov, as deputy prime minister, vists the Oktyabrskaya-Yuzhnaya coal mine in 1998.
Nemtsov became leader of the Union of Right Forces party. Here he is seen with an effigy of himself from the political satire show, Puppets, in 1999.
10 Nemtsov became leader of the Union of Right Forces party. Here he is seen with an effigy of himself from the political satire show, Puppets, in 1999.
Nemtsov, then a member of the Russian legislature, the State Duma, shakes hands with Russian President Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin in 2000.
11 Nemtsov, then a member of the Russian legislature, the State Duma, shakes hands with Russian President Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin in 2000.
Nemtsov talks to Yulia Tymoshenko at the inauguration of Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko in 2005. She is also standing next to businessman Petro Poroshenko, who became president of Ukraine.
12 Nemtsov talks to Yulia Tymoshenko at the inauguration of Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko in 2005. She is also standing next to businessman Petro Poroshenko, who became president of Ukraine.
Nemtsov confronts police during an opposition march in Moscow in 2010.
13 Nemtsov confronts police during an opposition march in Moscow in 2010.
Police detain Nemtsov as he speaks at an opposition march in Moscow in 2011.
14 Police detain Nemtsov as he speaks at an opposition march in Moscow in 2011.
Police encricle Nemtsov as he speaks at an anti-Putin rally in Moscow in 2011 -- the second mass protest in the Russian capital in as many days -- demanding fresh elections after alleged electoral fraud.
15 Police encricle Nemtsov as he speaks at an anti-Putin rally in Moscow in 2011 -- the second mass protest in the Russian capital in as many days -- demanding fresh elections after alleged electoral fraud.
Nemtsov attends an opposition rally for fair parliamentary elections after alleged electoral fraud in 2011.
16 Nemtsov attends an opposition rally for fair parliamentary elections after alleged electoral fraud in 2011.
Nemtsov and opposition politician, former Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov, invalidate their ballots for 2011 parliamentary elections, writing: "Bring back honest elections, bastards!"
17 Nemtsov and opposition politician, former Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov, invalidate their ballots for 2011 parliamentary elections, writing: "Bring back honest elections, bastards!"
Nemtsov holds a one-man protest demanding that authorities investigate the beating of journalist and commentator Oleg Kashin in 2011.
18 Nemtsov holds a one-man protest demanding that authorities investigate the beating of journalist and commentator Oleg Kashin in 2011.
Nemtsov is seen in his apartment in Yaroslavl in 2013.
19 Nemtsov is seen in his apartment in Yaroslavl in 2013.
Nemtsov attends a 2014 rally in Yaroslavl against the abolition of direct elections for the office of mayor.
20 Nemtsov attends a 2014 rally in Yaroslavl against the abolition of direct elections for the office of mayor.
Nemtsov hands out leaflets inviting people to come to an opposition rally in Moscow in February 2015.
21 Nemtsov hands out leaflets inviting people to come to an opposition rally in Moscow in February 2015.
Late on the night of February 27, 2015, Nemtsov was shot dead on a bridge near the Kremlin.
22 Late on the night of February 27, 2015, Nemtsov was shot dead on a bridge near the Kremlin.

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