Leonid Makarovych Kravchuk (Ukrainian: Леонід Макарович Кравчук; 10 January 1934 – 10 May 2022) was a Ukrainian politician and the first President of Ukraine, who served from 5 December 1991 until 19 July 1994. In 1992 he signed the Lisbon Protocol, undertaking to give up Ukraine's nuclear arsenal. 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.
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10 January 1934 Żytyń Wielki, Rowno powiat, Wołyń Voivodeship, Poland (now Ukraine)
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Died |
10 May 2022 (aged 88)
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Zodiac | Capricorn |
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