Leonid Kravchuk, Ukrainian politician, 1st President of Ukraine
Leonid Makarovych Kravchuk (Ukrainian: Леонід Макарович Кравчук; born 10 January 1934) is a former Ukrainian politician and the first President of Ukraine, who served from 5 December 1991 until 19 July 1994. He is also a former Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada and People's Deputy of Ukraine serving in the Social Democratic Party of Ukraine (united) faction.
After a political crisis involving the president and the prime minister, Kravchuk resigned from the Presidency, but ran for a second term as President in 1994. He was defeated by his former prime minister Leonid Kuchma who served as president for two terms. After Kravchuk's presidency, he was active in Ukrainian politics, serving as a People's Deputy of Ukraine in the Verkhovna Rada and the leader of Social Democratic Party of Ukraine (united)'s parliamentary group (from 2002 to 2006). He is currently retired from politics.At the age of 88, Kravchuk is the oldest living former Ukrainian president.
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