The Lyzohub Government was the first official government of

Ukrainian State The Ukrainian State (), sometimes also called the Second Cossack Hetmanate, Hetmanate (), was an Anti-communism, anti-Bolshevik government that existed on most of the modern territory of Ukraine (except for Western Ukraine) from 29 April to 14 ...

that was confirmed on 4 May 1918 after Pavlo Skoropadsky managed to oust the previous socialist government led by Vsevolod Holubovych and dissolve the

Central Council of Ukraine The Central Rada of Ukraine, also called the Central Council (), was the All-Ukrainian council that united deputies of soldiers, workers, and peasants deputies as well as few members of political, public, cultural and professional organizations o ...

. Most of its candidates were already pre-selected by Mykola Vasylenko who took the portfolio of Minister of National Education. On October 5, 1918 the opposition represented by the Ukrainian National Union and led by Volodymyr Vynnychenko demanded almost half of government portfolios, but managed to convince the

Hetman of Ukraine The Hetman of all Ukraine () was the head of state and commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian State in 1918. History The position of Hetman of the Zaporizhian Host, also known as the "Hetman of all Ukraine", was established in 1648 during the Khmel ...

Pavlo Skoropadsky to include five of its own ministers. On October 24 that petition was approved. The same day several dismissed ministers wrote the "Statement of niners" where they urged the government to sign federalization agreement with Russia.

Original composition

Changes

;During summer * Yuriy Sokolovsky was replaced with Sergei Gerbel as the Minister of Food * Mykhailo Chubynsky was replaced with A.Romanov as the Minister of Justice * Fedir Lyzohub was relieved from being acting as the Minister of Internal Affairs which was passed to Ihor Kistiakovsky * S.Zavadsky became the State secretary ;October 24, UNU coalition * Ihor Kistiakovsky was replaced with acting Viktor Reinbot * Vasiliy Zienkowski was replaced with Oleksandr Lototsky * Mykola Vasylenko was replaced with Petro Stebnytsky * Vasiliy Kolokoltsov was replaced with Volodymyr Leontovych * A.Romanov was replaced with Andriy Vyazlov * Yuliy Wagner was replaced with

Maksym Slavinsky Maksym Slavinsky (also as Slavynsky ;12 August 1868 in Stavyshche, Kiev Governorate – 23 November 1945 in Kiev) was a Ukraine, Ukrainian journalist, political and public figure, diplomat and statesman. He was an editor of many newspapers of lib ...

* Sergei Hutnik was replaced with Sergei Mering * Yuriy Afanasiev was replaced with S.Petrov

Coalition / opposition

* Pro-Russian: Vasylenko, Rzepecki, Grebel, Hutnik, Romanov, Zienkowski, Kokoltsev, Wagner, Afanasiev, Zavadsky **Union with the

Triple Entente The Triple Entente (from French meaning "friendship, understanding, agreement") describes the informal understanding between the Russian Empire, the French Third Republic, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. It was built upon th ...

, plebiscite for the union with Russia * Pro-Ukrainian: Kistiakovsky, Lyubynsky, Doroshenko, Butenko, Rohoza ** Denouncing of the Brest-Litovsk treaty, complete independence

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Encyclopedia of Ukraine The ''Encyclopedia of Ukraine'' (), published from 1984 to 2001, is a fundamental work of Ukrainian Studies. Development The work was created under the auspices of the Shevchenko Scientific Society in Europe (Sarcelles, near Paris). As the ...

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