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Russian arms dealer (born 1967)
Viktor Anatolyevich Bout (; Russian: Ви́ктор Анато́льевич Бут, romanized: Viktor Anatolyevich But; born 13 January 1967) is a Russian arms dealer and politician. A weapons manufacturer and former Soviet military translator, he used his companies to smuggle arms from Eastern Europe to Africa and the Middle East during the 1990s and early 2000s.2 It was founded in 2004.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
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Viktor Anatolyevich Bout (; Russian: Ви́ктор Анато́льевич Бут, romanized: Viktor Anatolyevich But; born 13 January 1967) is a Russian arms dealer and politician. A weapons manufacturer and former Soviet military translator, he used his companies to smuggle arms from Eastern Europe to Africa and the Middle East during the 1990s and early 2000s.2
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- 2004Founded Founded1
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- WikipediaSamar Airlines
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- 2WikipediaSamar Airlines on Wikipedia