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Famous people Alexander Abaza From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia This article does not cite any sources. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (December 2009) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) This article may be expanded with text translated from the corresponding article in Russian. (July 2013) Click [show] for important translation instructions. [show] This article may be expanded with text translated from the corresponding article in Ukrainian. (July 2013) Click [show] for important translation instructions. [show] Alexander Ageevich Abaza (Александр Агеевич Абаза 1821–1895) was one of the most liberal of the advisors of Alexander II of Russia. He served as minister of finance from 1880–1881, and unsuccessfully urged the tsar to transform Imperial Russia into a constitutional monarchy. In his career he also served as State Comptroller (1871–1874) and as chairman of State Council's Department of the State Economy (1874–1880 and 1884–1892). Preceded by Samuil Greyg Finance Minister 1880—1881 Succeeded by Nikolay Bunge Stub icon This article about a Russian politician is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Categories: 1821 births1895 deathsPeople from Okulovsky DistrictPeople from Tver GovernorateImperial Russian nobilityImperial Russian politiciansMembers of the State Council of the Russian EmpireHonorary Members of the St Petersburg Academy of Sciences19th-century Russian peopleRussian politician stubs https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Abaza