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Kravchuk
Kravchuk is a surname that derived from the occupation of tailor A tailor is a person who makes or alters clothing, particularly in men's clothing. The Oxford English Dictionary dates the term to the thirteenth century. History Although clothing construction goes back to prehistory, there is evidence of ... ( uk, кравець, kravets) with addition of a common Ukrainian suffix ''-chuk''. The name may refer to: *Andrei Kravchuk (born 1962), Russian director and screenwriter *Andriy Kravchuk (born 1999), Ukrainian football player *Antonina Kravchuk (born 1935), Ukrainian economician, First Lady of Ukraine (1991–1994) *Danylo Kravchuk (born 2001), Ukrainian football player *Igor Kravchuk (born 1966), Russian ice hockey player *Konstantin Kravchuk (born 1985), Russian tennis player *Leonid Kravchuk (1934–2022), first President of Ukraine *Mikhail Kravchuk (footballer), Mikhail Kravchuk (born 1991), Belarusian football player *Mykhailo Kravchuk (1892–1942), Ukrainian m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leonid Kravchuk
Leonid Makarovych Kravchuk ( uk, Леонід Макарович Кравчук; 10 January 1934 – 10 May 2022) was a Ukrainian politician and the first president of Ukraine, serving from 5 December 1991 until 19 July 1994. In 1992, he signed the Lisbon Protocol, undertaking to give up Ukraine's nuclear arsenal. He was also the Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada and a 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 then served as president for two terms. After his presidency, Kravchuk remained active in Ukrainian politics, serving as a People's Deputy of Ukraine in the Verkhovna Rada and the leader of the parliamentary group of Social Democratic Party of Ukraine (united) from 2002 to 2006. Early life Leonid Makaro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
