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Leonid Kravchuk

1934–2022 · 20th century

Leonid Kravchuk was a Ukrainian politician who rose through the Communist Party of the Ukrainian SSR and became chairman of its Verkhovna Rada in 1990. He oversaw the declaration of independence on 24 August 1991 and was elected the first president of independent Ukraine in December 1991. He signed the Belovezha Accords dissolving the Soviet Union and served until 1994.

Leonid Kravchuk
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Ukrainian SSR

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Leonid Kravchuk. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/leonid-kravchuk
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