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Former Belarusian leader, Stanislav Shushkevich, who took part in the Belovezha talks and signed the deal, said; "Kravchuk was focused on Ukraine's independence, he was proud that Ukraine declared its independence in a referendum and he was elected president on 1 December 1991." Following his death, Ukrainian Minister of Defense, Oleksii ...
List of presidents of Ukraine from 1991 – till date. No. Portrait Name (Birth–Death) Term dates [3] Term length Party [a] Election Cabinets 1: Leonid Kravchuk Леонід Кравчук (1934–2022) [4] 5 December 1991 [b] – 19 July 1994: 2 years, 226 days Independent: 1991: Fokin (1990–92) Kuchma (1992–93) 2: Leonid Kuchma ...
The president of Ukraine (Ukrainian: Президент України, romanized: Prezydent Ukrainy, pronounced [prezeˈdɛnt ʊkrɐˈjine]) is the head of state of Ukraine. The president represents the nation in international relations , administers the foreign political activity of the state, conducts negotiations and concludes international ...
As Russian troops approached Dniprorudne in their February 2022 invasion of Ukraine, the city's long-term mayor Yevhen Matvieiev could have fled to safety. Instead, he stayed behind to coordinate ...
On 5 July 1991, the Supreme Soviet of the Ukrainian SSR passed a law establishing the post of the "President of the Ukrainian SSR". The title was changed to "President of Ukraine" upon the proclamation of independence on 24 August 1991, simultaneously making then-Speaker of the parliament Leonid Kravchuk acting president.
Russia's deputy U.N. ambassador said on Wednesday any decision by President-elect Donald Trump's incoming administration to cut support for Ukraine would be a "death sentence" for the Ukrainian ...
Leonid Kravchuk, the parliament chairman and de facto head of state, was elected to serve as the first President of Ukraine. [4] From 2 December 1991 onwards, Ukraine was globally recognized by other countries as an independent state. [5] [6] [7] Also on 2 December, the President of the Russian SFSR Boris Yeltsin recognized Ukraine as independent.
Ukraine confirmed her death on 10 October, stating she died while being transported from a detention facility in southern Russia’s Taganrog to Moscow. The Taganrog facility is described as a ...