Leonid Kravchuk: Ukrainian politician
Leonid Makarovych Kravchuk (Ukrainian: Леонід Макарович Кравчук; 10 January 1934 – 10 May 2022) was a Ukrainian politician.
He was the first President of Ukraine from 5 December 1991, until his resignation on 19 July 1994.
Leonid Kravchuk | |
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Леонід Кравчук | |
.jpg) Leonid Makarovych Kravchuk in 1991 | |
| President of Ukraine 5th including Presidents in exile | |
| In office 24 August 1991 – 19 July 1994 Acting: 24 August 1991 – 5 December 1991 | |
| Prime Minister | Vitold Fokin Valentyn Symonenko (Acting) Leonid Kuchma Yukhym Zvyahilsky (Acting) Vitaliy Masol |
| Preceded by | Mykola Plaviuk (as President-in-Exile) Himself (as Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada) |
| Succeeded by | Leonid Kuchma |
| Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada|Chairman of the Supreme Soviet of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic3 | |
| In office 23 July 1990 – 5 December 1991 | |
| Preceded by | Volodymyr Ivashko |
| Succeeded by | Ivan Plyushch |
| Member of the Secretariat of the Communist Party of Ukraine | |
| In office 4 June 1988 – 5 December 1990 | |
| People's Deputy of Ukraine | |
| 1st convocation | |
| In office 15 May 1990 – 5 December 1991 | |
| Constituency | Communist Party (until August 1991), Vinnytsia Oblast, District No.39 |
| 2nd convocation | |
| In office 25 September 1994 – 12 May 1998 | |
| Constituency | Independent, Ternopil Oblast, District No.364 |
| 3rd convocation | |
| In office 12 May 1998 – 14 May 2002 | |
| Constituency | Social Democratic Party (united), No. 1 |
| 4th convocation | |
| In office 14 May 2002 – 25 May 2006 | |
| Constituency | Social Democratic Party (united), No. 5 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 January 1934 Żytyń, Poland (now Velykyi Zhytyn, Ukraine) |
| Died | 10 May 2022 (aged 88) Koncha-Zaspa, Kiev, Ukraine |
| Nationality | Ukrainian |
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| Spouse(s) | Antonina Mykhailivna Mishura (m. 1957) |
| Children | Oleksandr |
| Alma mater | Kiev State University (1958) Academy of Social Sciences of CPSU (1970) |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Signature |  |
| 2Mykola Plaviuk, the 4th President of Ukrainian People's Republic in exile terminated his authority on 22 August 1992 when he formally ceded his authority to Kravchuk recognizing Ukraine as a successor of the Ukrainian People's Republic.3From July 23, 1990 to August 24, 1991, the office was known as the "Chairman of the Supreme Soviet of the Ukrainian SSR." | |
He was the Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada and People's Deputy of Ukraine serving in the Social Democratic Party of Ukraine (united) faction.
Kravchuk had heart surgery in June 2021. Kravchuk died in Kyiv, Ukraine on 10 May 2022 at the age of 88.
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