This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It last changed over 40 days ago and won't be checked again for changes.

You can find the current article at its original source at http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-21913356

The article has changed 7 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.

Version 0 Version 1
Russian tycoon Boris Berezovsky dies Russian tycoon Boris Berezovsky found dead
(35 minutes later)
The exiled Russian tycoon Boris Berezovsky has been found dead at his home in Surrey.The exiled Russian tycoon Boris Berezovsky has been found dead at his home in Surrey.
It is not known how the 67-year-old - a wanted man in Russia - died. The circumstances of the death of the 67-year-old - a wanted man in Russia, and an opponent of President Vladimir Putin - are not yet known.
He had survived numerous assassination attempts, including a bomb that decapitated his chauffeur. A former Kremlin power-broker whose fortunes declined under Mr Putin, Mr Berezovsky emigrated to the UK in 2000.
Mr Berezovsky, a former Kremlin power broker, saw his fortunes decline when Vladimir Putin became Russian president. Mr Berezovsky had lived in the UK since 2000. Last year, he lost a £3bn ($4.7bn) damages claim against Chelsea Football Club owner Roman Abramovich.
Last year, he lost a case against fellow Russian businessman and Chelsea Football Club owner Roman Abramovich in which he claimed he was intimidated into selling shares in Russian oil giant Sibneft. Mr Berezovsky claimed he had been intimidated by Mr Abramovich into selling shares in Russian oil giant Sibneft for a "fraction of their true worth".
Mr Berezovsky had been claiming £3bn ($4.7bn) in damages. The allegations were completely rejected by the London Commercial Court judge, who called Mr Berozovsky an "inherently unreliable" witness.
But ruling in Mr Abramovich's favour, the London Commercial Court judge said Mr Berozovsky had been an "inherently unreliable" witness. Diminished wealth
Mr Berezovsky had made his fortune in the 1990s selling imported Mercedes as well as Russian-made cars.
Later owning Sibnet and as primary shareholder in Russia's main television channel, he supported Boris Yeltsin's rise to power.
Mr Berezovsky survived numerous assassination attempts, including a bomb that decapitated his chauffeur.
During the later years of Yeltsin's presidency, Mr Berezovsky was part of the leader's inner circle as deputy secretary of Russia's security council.
He then played a role in Mr Putin's rise in the late-1990s, before the new president moved to curb the political ambitions of Russia's oligarchs.
Mr Berezovsky left Russia for self-imposed exile in the UK at the end of 2000.
In recent years, his wealth is thought to have considerably diminished and costly court cases have left him struggling to pay debts.