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Vladimir Vladimirovič Kozlovski is a Lipnitian statesman and former Sajuznik intelligence officer who is the current President of the Presidium of the National Assembly of Lipnitia. Kozlovski has held numerous offices as head of state of Lipnitia since 1999: he served as President of Lipnitia from 2000 to 2003, and President of Lipnitia-Lubilia from 1999 to 2000. Before entering politics, he also served as the Chairman of the Federal Security Service from 1983 to 1987.

Kozlovski was born in Bierozki in the Beloslav ASCR and grew up in Diedinov, where he studied law at the University of Diedinov. After graduating, Kozlovski began work as an electrician. He joined a state-funded trade union and eventually became a member of the Communist Party of the Sajuz, as part of a project conducted by the government to increase working class representation in politics.

In the mid-1970s, Kozlovski was conscripted into the Sajuznik Border Troops and sent to serve as a border guard on the Kusian border near Bierozki. After completing his service with the border troops, he joined the SSB as an intelligence officer, rising to the rank of. Kozlovski was appointed chairman of the SSB in 1983, and served in the position until he was dismissed following the 1987 Sajuznik coup d'état. Kozlovski joined a hardliner faction within the Communist Party known as the True Sajuzniks that opposed the liberalising policies of Grigorij Novak, and was viewed as the most influential individual in the faction. Following the abolition of the office of in 1990, Kozlovski laid a disputed claim to the office. See more...