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[1] |
| 2nd convocation | |
| In office 25 September 1994 – 12 May 1998 | |
| Constituency | Independent, Ternopil Oblast, District No.364[2] |
| 3rd convocation | |
| In office 12 May 1998 – 14 May 2002 | |
| Constituency | Social Democratic Party (united), No. 1[3] |
| 4th convocation | |
| In office 14 May 2002 – 25 May 2006 | |
| Constituency | Social Democratic Party (united), No. 5[4] |
| 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) | |
| Children | Oleksandr |
| Alma mater | Kiev State University (1958) Academy of Social Sciences of CPSU (1970) |
| Occupation | Politician |
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| 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.[5] Kravchuk died in Kyiv, Ukraine on 10 May 2022 at the age of 88.[6][7]
References
change- ↑ "People's Deputy of Ukraine of the I convocation". Official portal (in Ukrainian). Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
- ↑ "People's Deputy of Ukraine of the II convocation". Official portal (in Ukrainian). Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
- ↑ "People's Deputy of Ukraine of the III convocation". Official portal (in Ukrainian). Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
- ↑ "People's Deputy of Ukraine of the VI convocation". Official portal (in Ukrainian). Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Archived from the original on 4 January 2017. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
- ↑ Ukrinform.net, 27 July 2021. (Retrieved 8 April 2022.)
- ↑ Hirasnova, Tara (10 May 2022). "Leonid Kravchuk dead. First president of Ukraine passed away at 88". Ukranews. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
- ↑ Associated Press (10 May 2022). "Leonid Kravchuk, independent Ukraine's 1st president, dies at age 88". NPR. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
