List of national leaders of Ukraine
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This is a comprehensive chronological list of national leaders of Ukraine since its first independence, in 1917, including its presidents
both before and after the soviet era
, and the soviet leaders themselves, who, unlike the Presidents, were not formal Heads of State.
Ukraine has had only eight Presidents since 1917, divided into two periods (1917–1921 and 1991–Present). In between, the country was a part of the Soviet Union (1922–1991) with the name of Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic.
Ukrainian People's Republic
The Ukrainian People's Republic
was formed after the Russian Revolution of 1917
, and lasted until the Peace of Riga
between Poland
and Soviet Russia in March 1921. The state leadership position title varied and, despite a rather widespread misconception, none of them had an official "Presidential" title.
to 1945, Munich
1945-1992)
on 22 January 1919, although this was mostly a symbolic act because the western Ukrainians retained their own Ukrainian Galician Army
and government structure. After the Polish-Ukrainian War
, Poland took over most of territory of the West Ukrainian People's Republic by July 1919.
which was abolished in 1990. From 1990 to 1991 it was simply the head of the Verkhovna Rada
until the introduction of the office of the President of Ukrainian SSR
.
First speaker of Verkhovna Rada
Chairmen of the Presidium of Verkhovna Rada
Speaker of Verkhovna Rada
Ukraine
On 5 July 1991, the Verkhovna Rada
of the Ukrainian SSR passed a law establishing the post of the President of the Ukrainian SSR. The title was changed to the President of Ukraine upon the proclamation of independence (24 August 1991). The first election of the President of Ukraine was held on 1 December 1991.
President of Ukraine
Prior to the formation of the modern Ukrainian presidency, the previous Ukrainian head of state office was officially established in exile by Andriy Livytskyi. At first the de facto leader of nation was the president of the Central Rada at early years of the Ukrainian People's Republic, while the...
both before and after the soviet era
Ukrainian SSR
The Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic or in short, the Ukrainian SSR was a sovereign Soviet Socialist state and one of the fifteen constituent republics of the Soviet Union lasting from its inception in 1922 to the breakup in 1991...
, and the soviet leaders themselves, who, unlike the Presidents, were not formal Heads of State.
Ukraine has had only eight Presidents since 1917, divided into two periods (1917–1921 and 1991–Present). In between, the country was a part of the Soviet Union (1922–1991) with the name of Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic.
Ukrainian People's RepublicUkrainian People's RepublicThe Ukrainian People's Republic or Ukrainian National Republic was a republic that was declared in part of the territory of modern Ukraine after the Russian Revolution, eventually headed by Symon Petliura.-Revolutionary Wave:...
(1917-1921)
The Ukrainian People's RepublicUkrainian People's Republic
The Ukrainian People's Republic or Ukrainian National Republic was a republic that was declared in part of the territory of modern Ukraine after the Russian Revolution, eventually headed by Symon Petliura.-Revolutionary Wave:...
was formed after the Russian Revolution of 1917
Russian Revolution of 1917
The Russian Revolution is the collective term for a series of revolutions in Russia in 1917, which destroyed the Tsarist autocracy and led to the creation of the Soviet Union. The Tsar was deposed and replaced by a provisional government in the first revolution of February 1917...
, and lasted until the Peace of Riga
Peace of Riga
The Peace of Riga, also known as the Treaty of Riga; was signed in Riga on 18 March 1921, between Poland, Soviet Russia and Soviet Ukraine. The treaty ended the Polish-Soviet War....
between Poland
Second Polish Republic
The Second Polish Republic, Second Commonwealth of Poland or interwar Poland refers to Poland between the two world wars; a period in Polish history in which Poland was restored as an independent state. Officially known as the Republic of Poland or the Commonwealth of Poland , the Polish state was...
and Soviet Russia in March 1921. The state leadership position title varied and, despite a rather widespread misconception, none of them had an official "Presidential" title.
Chairman of the Central Rada (Council)
- Volodymyr Pavlovych Naumenko (4–27 March 1917 (acting for HrushevskyMykhailo HrushevskyMykhailo Serhiyovych Hrushevsky was a Ukrainian academician, politician, historian, and statesman, one of the most important figures of the Ukrainian national revival of the early 20th century...
) - Mykhailo Serhiiovych HrushevskyMykhailo HrushevskyMykhailo Serhiyovych Hrushevsky was a Ukrainian academician, politician, historian, and statesman, one of the most important figures of the Ukrainian national revival of the early 20th century...
(4 March 1917 – 29 April 1918) (arrived 27 March 1917)
Hetman of the Ukrainian State
- Pavlo Petrovych SkoropadskyPavlo SkoropadskyPavlo Petrovych Skoropadskyi 3 May 1873, Wiesbaden, Germany – 26 April 1945, Metten monastery clinic, Bavaria, Germany) was a Ukrainian politician, earlier an aristocrat and decorated Imperial Russian Army general...
(29 April -14 December 1918)
Chairmen of the Directory
- Volodymyr Kyrylovych VynnychenkoVolodymyr VynnychenkoVolodymyr Kyrylovych Vynnychenko - Biography :Vynnychenko was born in Yelisavetgrad , the Kherson Governorate of the Russian Empire in a family of peasants. His father Kyrylo Vasyliovych Vynnychenko earlier in his life was a peasant-serf has moved from a village to the city of Yelisavetgrad where...
(14 December 1918 - 11 February 1919) - Symon Vasylovych Petlyura (11 February 1919 - 7 May 1921) (provisional to 15 February 1919)
Presidents
(in Paris and PraguePrague
Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million...
to 1945, Munich
Munich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
1945-1992)
- Symon Vasylovych Petlyura (7 May 1921 - 25 May 1926)
- Andrii Mykolaiovych LivytskyAndriy LivytskyiAndriy Mykolaiovych Livytskyi — died January 17, 1954) was a Ukrainian politician, diplomat, statesman, and lawyer.He was president of the Ukrainian People's Republic in exile and the Chairman of the Directory prior to reforming that office into the presidential.-Biography:Andriy Livytskyi was...
(25 May 1926 - 17 January 1954) - Stepan VytvytskyiStepan VytvytskyiStepan Vytvytskyi was a Ukrainian politician, diplomat, and journalist...
(6 March 1954 - 22 March 1967) - Mykola Andriiovych LivytskyMykola LivytskyiMykola Andriyovych Livytskyi was a Ukrainian politician and journalist. He was the Prime Minister and the President of the Ukrainian People's Republic in exile .-References:...
(22 March 1967 - 8 December 1989) - Mykola Vasylovych PlaviukMykola PlaviukMykola Vasyliovych Plaviuk is a Ukrainian social and political activist in emigration, who had served as the last President of the Ukrainian People's Republic in exile...
(8 December 1989 - 22 August 1992)
Western Ukrainian People's Republic (1918-1919)
The government of the Western Ukrainian People's Republic, which was proclaimed on 19 October 1918, united with the Ukrainian People's RepublicUkrainian People's Republic
The Ukrainian People's Republic or Ukrainian National Republic was a republic that was declared in part of the territory of modern Ukraine after the Russian Revolution, eventually headed by Symon Petliura.-Revolutionary Wave:...
on 22 January 1919, although this was mostly a symbolic act because the western Ukrainians retained their own Ukrainian Galician Army
Ukrainian Galician Army
Ukrainian Galician Army , was the Ukrainian military of the West Ukrainian National Republic during and after the Polish-Ukrainian War. -Military equipment:...
and government structure. After the Polish-Ukrainian War
Polish-Ukrainian War
The Polish–Ukrainian War of 1918 and 1919 was a conflict between the forces of the Second Polish Republic and West Ukrainian People's Republic for the control over Eastern Galicia after the dissolution of Austria-Hungary.-Background:...
, Poland took over most of territory of the West Ukrainian People's Republic by July 1919.
President of the Ukrainian National Council
- Yevhen PetrushevychYevhen PetrushevychYevhen Petrushevych was a Ukrainian lawyer, politician, and president of the Western Ukrainian National Republic formed after the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian empire in 1918.-Biography:He was born on June 3, 1863, in the town of Busk, of Galicia in the clerical...
(1 November 1918 - 22 January 1919)
Soviet leaders of Ukraine (1918/1921-1991)
Ukraine was incorporated into the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on 30 December 1922.Head of State
The nomenclature for the head of state position was changing. At first it was called as the chairman of the Central Executive Committee, then it was called as the Uprising Nine (Povstanburo) which was later reorganized into the Central Military-Revolutionary Committee (sort of revkom). In mid July 1918 there were some biases about the idea of the Ukrainian SSR, but with the help of more nationally inclined bolsheviks such as Skrypnyk, Zatonsky, and others the government of the Soviet Ukraine was preserved. After the defeat of Directoria the head of state was again called as the chairman of the Central Executive Committee. Since 1938 the position began to be called as the chairman of the Presidium of Verkhovna RadaVerkhovna Rada
The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine is Ukraine's parliament. The Verkhovna Rada is a unicameral parliament composed of 450 deputies, which is presided over by a chairman...
which was abolished in 1990. From 1990 to 1991 it was simply the head of the Verkhovna Rada
Verkhovna Rada
The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine is Ukraine's parliament. The Verkhovna Rada is a unicameral parliament composed of 450 deputies, which is presided over by a chairman...
until the introduction of the office of the President of Ukrainian SSR
President of Ukraine
Prior to the formation of the modern Ukrainian presidency, the previous Ukrainian head of state office was officially established in exile by Andriy Livytskyi. At first the de facto leader of nation was the president of the Central Rada at early years of the Ukrainian People's Republic, while the...
.
Chairmen of the Central Executive Committee
- Yukhym Medvediev (December 25, 1917 - March 18, 1918)
- Volodymyr ZatonskyVolodymyr ZatonskyVolodymyr Zatonsky was a Soviet politician, Communist Party activist, member of the Ukrainian SSR Academy of Sciences ....
(March 18, 1918 - April 18, 1918) (the Ukrainian Republic was virtually liquidated) - All-Ukrainian Bureau For Directing the Partisan Resistance Against the German Occupiers (April 18, 1918 - November 28, 1918)
Chairmen of the Central Executive Committee
- The heads of government (November 28, 1819 - March 10, 1919)
- Hryhoriy Petrovsky (March 10, 1919 - March, 1938)
- Leonid KorniyetsLeonid KorniyetsLeonid Romanovych Korniyets was a Ukrainian and Soviet politician, who served as the head of government of Ukrainian SSR from 1939 to 1944.-Biography:...
(March 1938 - July 25, 1938)
First speaker of Verkhovna RadaVerkhovna RadaThe Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine is Ukraine's parliament. The Verkhovna Rada is a unicameral parliament composed of 450 deputies, which is presided over by a chairman...
- Mykhailo Burmystenko (July 25, 1938 - July 27, 1938)
Chairmen of the Presidium of Verkhovna RadaVerkhovna RadaThe Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine is Ukraine's parliament. The Verkhovna Rada is a unicameral parliament composed of 450 deputies, which is presided over by a chairman...
- Leonid KorniyetsLeonid KorniyetsLeonid Romanovych Korniyets was a Ukrainian and Soviet politician, who served as the head of government of Ukrainian SSR from 1939 to 1944.-Biography:...
(July 27, 1938 - July 28, 1939) - Mykhailo Hrechukha (July 28, 1939 - January 18, 1954)
- Demyan KorotchenkoDemyan KorotchenkoDemian Serhiyovych Korotchenko was a Ukrainian and Soviet politician, who twice served as the head of government of Ukrainian SSR .-Biography:...
(January 18, 1954 - April 7, 1969) - Oleksandr LiashkoOleksandr LiashkoOleksandr Pavlovych Liashko was a Ukrainian and Soviet politician. He has been the Chairmen of the Council of Ministers of Ukrainian SSR for more than 15 years, making him the longest-serving person in that capacity....
(April 7, 1969 - June 8, 1972) - Ivan Hrushetsky (June 8, 1972 - June 24, 1976)
- Oleksiy Vatchenko (June 24, 1976 - November 22, 1984)
- Valentyna ShevchenkoValentyna ShevchenkoValentyna Semenivna Shevchenko was the only female Chairman of the Presidium of Supreme Soviet of the Ukrainian SSR.Since September 1997, she is the honorary president of the National fund of social defence of mothers and children "Ukraine - children"....
(November 22, 1984 - June 4, 1990) (neeMarried and maiden namesA married name is the family name adopted by a person upon marriage. When a person assumes the family name of her spouse, the new name replaces the maiden name....
Solianyk) (She was acting until March 25, 1985)
Speaker of Verkhovna RadaVerkhovna RadaThe Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine is Ukraine's parliament. The Verkhovna Rada is a unicameral parliament composed of 450 deputies, which is presided over by a chairman...
- Volodymyr Ivashko (June 4, 1990 - July 9, 1990)
- Ivan Pliushch (July 9, 1990 - July 23, 1990) (acting)
- Leonid KravchukLeonid KravchukLeonid Makarovych Kravchuk is a Ukrainian politician, the first President of Ukraine serving from December 5, 1991 until his resignation on July 19, 1994, a former Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada and People's Deputy of Ukraine serving in the Social Democratic Party of Ukraine faction.After a...
(July 23, 1990 - December 5, 1991)
The Communist Party (Bolsheviks) of Ukraine (CP(b)U) leaders
The following list is composed of the secretary of the Central Committee of the party who were the leaders of the Party. The position also was changing names between being called the First Secretary or the General Secretary, depending on a political atmosphere in the Soviet Union. The position was not officially of the head of state, but certainly was very influential, especially within the republic. The longest serving secretary was Vladimir Shcherbitsky with some 17 years as the head of the Communist Party, the second best is split between Stanislav Kosior and Nikita Khrushchev, both of which have 11 years.- Mykola Oleksiiovych SkrypnykMykola SkrypnykMykola Oleksiyovych Skrypnyk was a Ukrainian Bolshevik leader who was a proponent of the Ukrainian Republic's independence, and led the cultural Ukrainization effort in Soviet Ukraine. When the policy was reversed and he was removed from his position, he committed suicide rather than be forced to...
(20 April - 26 May 1918) (Secretary of the Organizational Bureau)# Secretary Took office Left office Deputy Congress 1 Yurii Leonidovych Pyatakov Georgy PyatakovGeorgy Leonidovich Pyatakov was a Bolshevik revolutionary leader during the Russian Revolution, and member of the Left Opposition.Pyatakov was born August 6, 1890 in the settlement of the Mariinsky sugar factory which was owned by his father, an ethnic Russian, Leonid Timofeyevich Pyatakov.He...12 July 1918 9 September 1918 None 1 2 Serafima Ilyinichna Gopner Serafima HopnerSerafima Hopner was a Bolshevik politician.Since 1905, she was a member, and then a secretary of Bolshevik party in Yekaterinoslav. In 1910-1917, she lived in emigration....9 September 1918 22 October 1918 None 3 Emanuil Ionovich Kviring Emanuel KviringEmanuel Kwiring was a Soviet politician.Born into a German family in Friesenthal Emanuel Kwiring (Kviring) (13 September 1888, Friesenthal, Russian Empire - 26 November 1937, Moscow, Soviet Union) was a Soviet politician.Born into a German family in Friesenthal Emanuel Kwiring (Kviring) (13...23 October 1918 6 March 1919 None 2 4 Yurii Leonidovych Pyatakov Georgy PyatakovGeorgy Leonidovich Pyatakov was a Bolshevik revolutionary leader during the Russian Revolution, and member of the Left Opposition.Pyatakov was born August 6, 1890 in the settlement of the Mariinsky sugar factory which was owned by his father, an ethnic Russian, Leonid Timofeyevich Pyatakov.He...6 March 1919 30 May 1919 None 3 5 Stanislav Vikentevich Kosior Stanislav KosiorStanislav Vikentyevich Kosior, sometimes spelled Kossior was one of three Kosior brothers, Polish-born Soviet politicians. He was General Secretary of the Ukrainian Communist Party, deputy prime minister of the USSR, and a member of the Politburo of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union...30 May 1919 10 December 1919 None - Rafail Borisovich Farbman
(acting)10 December 1919 23 March 1920 None 6 Nikolai Ilyich Beschetvertnoi 23 March 1920 25 March 1920 None 4 - Stanislav Vikentevich Kosior Stanislav KosiorStanislav Vikentyevich Kosior, sometimes spelled Kossior was one of three Kosior brothers, Polish-born Soviet politicians. He was General Secretary of the Ukrainian Communist Party, deputy prime minister of the USSR, and a member of the Politburo of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union...
(temporary)25 March 1920 17 October 1922 None 7 
Vyacheslav Mikhailovich Molotov 23 November 1920 22 March 1921 Dmitriy Lebed 5 - Feliks Yakovlevich Kon Feliks KonFeliks Yakovlevich Kon was a Polish communist activist.-Career:Born in Warsaw, Kon's mother was Georgian and was brought up in Russia. He was trained as a historian and a journalist, but was involved in politics...
(acting)22 March 1921 13 December 1921 8 Dmitry Zakharovich Manuilsky Dmitry ManuilskyDmitriy Manuilsky, or Dmytro Zakharovych Manuilsky was an important Bolshevik. He was the son of an Orthodox priest from a Ukrainian village. After secondary school he enrolled in the University of St...14 December 1921 10 April 1923 6 9 Emanuil Ionovich Kviring Emanuel KviringEmanuel Kwiring was a Soviet politician.Born into a German family in Friesenthal Emanuel Kwiring (Kviring) (13 September 1888, Friesenthal, Russian Empire - 26 November 1937, Moscow, Soviet Union) was a Soviet politician.Born into a German family in Friesenthal Emanuel Kwiring (Kviring) (13...10 April 1923 16 May 1924 7 17 May 1924 7 April 1925 Aleksei Medvedev 8 Ivan Klimenko 10 
Lazar Moiseyevich Kaganovich Lazar KaganovichLazar Moiseyevich Kaganovich was a Soviet politician and administrator and one of the main associates of Joseph Stalin.-Early life:Kaganovich was born in 1893 to Jewish parents in the village of Kabany, Radomyshl uyezd, Kiev Governorate, Russian Empire...7 April 1925 12 December 1925 12 December 1925 29 November 1927 9 Aleksei Medvedev 29 November 1927 14 July 1928 10 11 Stanislav Vikentevich Kosior Stanislav KosiorStanislav Vikentyevich Kosior, sometimes spelled Kossior was one of three Kosior brothers, Polish-born Soviet politicians. He was General Secretary of the Ukrainian Communist Party, deputy prime minister of the USSR, and a member of the Politburo of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union...14 July 1928 15 June 1930 Lavrentiy Kartvelishvili 15 June 1930 23 January 1934 11 Vasiliy Stroganov Mendel Khatayevich Pavel Postyshev 23 January 1934 3 June 1937 12 Mendel Khatayevich 3 June 1937 27 January 1938 13 Sergei Kudryavtsev 12 
Nikita Sergeyevich Khrushchev Nikita KhrushchevNikita Sergeyevich Khrushchev led the Soviet Union during part of the Cold War. He served as First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1953 to 1964, and as Chairman of the Council of Ministers, or Premier, from 1958 to 1964...
(acting until 18 June 1938)27 January 1938 17 May 1940 Mikhail Burmistenko
(acting until 18 June 1938)14 17 May 1940 3 March 1947 15 Demian Korotchenko 13 Lazar Moiseyevich Kaganovich Lazar KaganovichLazar Moiseyevich Kaganovich was a Soviet politician and administrator and one of the main associates of Joseph Stalin.-Early life:Kaganovich was born in 1893 to Jewish parents in the village of Kabany, Radomyshl uyezd, Kiev Governorate, Russian Empire...3 March 1947 26 December 1947 14 Nikita Sergeyevich Khrushchev Nikita KhrushchevNikita Sergeyevich Khrushchev led the Soviet Union during part of the Cold War. He served as First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1953 to 1964, and as Chairman of the Council of Ministers, or Premier, from 1958 to 1964...26 December 1947 28 January 1949 Leonid Melnikov 28 January 1949 16 December 1949 16 15 Leonid Georgyevich Melnikov 16 December 1949 27 September 1952 Aleksei Kirichenko 27 September 1952 4 June 1953 17 16 Aleksey Illarionovich Kirichenko 4 June 1953 26 March 1954 Nikolai Podgorny 26 March 1954 21 January 1956 18 21 January 1956 26 December 1957 19 17 Nikolay Viktorovich Podgorny Nikolai PodgornyNikolai Viktorovich Podgorny was a Soviet Ukrainian statesman during the Cold War. He served as First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Ukraine, or leader of the Ukrainian SSR, from 1957 to 1963 and as Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet from 1965 to 1977...26 December 1957 19 February 1960 Leontiy Naidek 19 February 1960 30 September 1961 Ivan Kazaenets 20 30 September 1961 2 July 1963 21 18 Pyotr Yefimovich Shelest Petro ShelestPetro Yukhymovych Shelest was the First Secretary of the Communist party in the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic Petro Yukhymovych Shelest (February 14, 1908 - January 22, 1996) was the First Secretary of the Communist party in the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic Petro Yukhymovych Shelest...2 July 1963 18 March 1966 Nikolai Sobol 18 March 1966 20 March 1971 Aleksandr Lyashko 22 Ivan Lutak 20 March 1971 25 May 1972 23 19 Vladimir Vasilyevich Shcherbitsky Volodymyr ShcherbytskyVolodymyr Vasylyovych Shcherbytsky was a Ukrainian and Soviet politician. He was a leader of the Communist Party of Ukraine from 1972 to 1989....25 May 1972 13 February 1976 13 February 1976 12 February 1981 Ivan Sokolov 24 12 February 1981 8 February 1986 25 Aleksei Titarenko 8 February 1986 28 September 1989 26 Vladimir Ivashko 20 Vladimir Antonovich Ivashko Vladimir IvashkoVladimir Antonovich Ivashko , was briefly the acting General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union during the period from 24 August 1991 to 29 August 1991. On 24 August Mikhail Gorbachev resigned, and on 29 August the CPSU was suspended by the Supreme Soviet...28 September 1989 23 June 1990 Stanislav Gurenko 27 21 Stanislav Ivanovich Gurenko 23 June 1990 1 September 1991 Leonid Kravchuk 28 Grigoriy Kharchenko
UkraineUkraineUkraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
(1991-Present)
On 5 July 1991, the Verkhovna RadaVerkhovna Rada
The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine is Ukraine's parliament. The Verkhovna Rada is a unicameral parliament composed of 450 deputies, which is presided over by a chairman...
of the Ukrainian SSR passed a law establishing the post of the President of the Ukrainian SSR. The title was changed to the President of Ukraine upon the proclamation of independence (24 August 1991). The first election of the President of Ukraine was held on 1 December 1991.
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Leonid Makarovych Kravchuk Leonid Kravchuk Leonid Makarovych Kravchuk is a Ukrainian politician, the first President of Ukraine serving from December 5, 1991 until his resignation on July 19, 1994, a former Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada and People's Deputy of Ukraine serving in the Social Democratic Party of Ukraine faction.After a... |
5 December 1991 Inauguration: 22 August 1992 |
19 July 1994 | Non-partisan | 1 Ukrainian presidential election, 1991 The Ukrainian presidential election, 1991 was the first presidential election held in Ukraine following independence from the Soviet Union. The election was contested on December 1, 1991, with all six candidates campaigning in support of Ukrainian independence... |
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Leonid Danylovych Kuchma Leonid Kuchma Leonid Danylovych Kuchma was the second President of independent Ukraine from 19 July 1994, to 23 January 2005. Kuchma took office after winning the 1994 presidential election against his rival, incumbent Leonid Kravchuk... |
19 July 1994 | 14 November 1999 | Independent Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do... / Non-partisan |
2 Ukrainian presidential election, 1994 The Ukrainian presidential election, 1994 was held on June 26, 1994 and July 10, 1994. The presidential election was ahead of schedule, following a political compromise between the President and Parliament... |
| 14 November 1999 | 23 January 2005 | 3 Ukrainian presidential election, 1999 The Ukrainian presidential election, 1999 was a presidential election held in 1999 in Ukraine.There were 15 candidates originally with two withdrawing prior to election .... |
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Viktor Andriyovych Yushchenko Viktor Yushchenko Viktor Andriyovych Yushchenko is a former President of Ukraine. He took office on January 23, 2005, following a period of popular unrest known as the Orange Revolution... |
23 January 2005 | 25 February 2010 | People's Union "Our Ukraine" | 4 Ukrainian presidential election, 2004 The Ukrainian presidential election, 2004 was held on October 31, November 21 and December 26, 2004. The election was the fourth presidential election to take place in Ukraine following independence from the Soviet Union... |
| 4 | Viktor Fedorovych Yanukovych Viktor Yanukovych Viktor Fedorovych Yanukovych is a Ukrainian politician who has been the President of Ukraine since February 2010.Yanukovych served as the Governor of Donetsk Oblast from 1997 to 2002... |
25 February 2010 | Incumbent Incumbent The incumbent, in politics, is the existing holder of a political office. This term is usually used in reference to elections, in which races can often be defined as being between an incumbent and non-incumbent. For example, in the 2004 United States presidential election, George W... |
Non-partisan (Supported by Party of Regions Party of Regions The Party of Regions is an Ukrainian political party created on October 26, 1997 just prior to the 1998 Ukrainian parliamentary elections under the name of Party of Regional Revival of Ukraine. It was reformed later in 2001 when the party united with several others... ) |
5 Ukrainian presidential election, 2010 The Ukrainian presidential election of 2010 is Ukraine's fifth presidential election since declaring independence from the Soviet Union in 1991. The first round was held on January 17, 2010... |
See also
- List of Ukrainian rulers
- Prime Minister of UkrainePrime Minister of UkraineThe Prime Minister of Ukraine is Ukraine's head of government presiding over the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, which is the highest body of the executive branch of the Ukrainian government....
- Cabinet of Ministers of UkraineCabinet of Ministers of UkraineThe Cabinet of Ukraine is the highest body of state executive power in Ukraine also referred to as the Government of Ukraine...
- Monarchism in Ukraine