Photo of the Second President of Ukraine Leonid Kuchma (1994-2005)

Description: Photo of the Second President of Ukraine Leonid Kuchma (1994-2005) №1Policy descriptionSecond President of Ukraine (1994-2005), Prime Minister of Ukraine (1992-1993). In 2022, in an interview with the BBC, Kuchma condemned the invasion of Russia and gave several predictions about the development of events. From June 2014 to October 2018, he was a member of the Trilateral Contact Group for conflict resolution in eastern Ukraine. Already in 2019, politics returned to work in the Tripartite Group. In 2011, a criminal case was opened against Kuchma for the murder of Gongadze. However, later the decision to initiate a criminal case was canceled. After the end of the second presidential term, he supports the politics of the current Prime Minister of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych. In 2000, Kuchma made an unsuccessful attempt to amend the Constitution of Ukraine and hold a referendum. However, the decision of the referendum was not supported by the Verkhovna Rada. At the end of 2004, the first large-scale constitutional reform initiated by President Kuchma was carried out in Ukraine. It provided for the establishment of a parliamentary-presidential republic, parliamentary elections on a proportional basis, an increase in the term of office of the Verkhovna Rada from 4 to 5 years, and the formation of a parliamentary coalition government. The name of the politician is associated with the "Cassette Scandal" and the case of journalist Georgy Gongadze. The last compilation in September 2000. On November 28 of the same year, Oleksandr Moroz made public an audio recording of conversations that allegedly took place between Kuchma, the head of his administration, Volodymyr Lytvyn, and the then Minister of Internal Affairs, Yury Kravchenko. It was about the involvement of these officials in the murder of Gongadze. The events became the reason for the start of the "Ukraine without Kuchma" campaign. In the regular presidential elections of Ukraine in 1999, Kuchma won again in another round, this time his opponent was the columnist of the Communist Party of Ukraine Petro Symonenko. Immediately after the presidential elections, the confrontation between the president and the parliament intensified. The inauguration of Kuchma took place outside the walls of the parliament, in the national palace "Ukraine". At the same time, in 1999, Kuchma became the first guarantor to receive the presidential symbols – an award badge, a personal seal and a mace. During the first term of Kuchma's presidency, the economy was reformed, together with the formation of financial and industrial groups, which later grew into business structures of Ukrainian oligarchs. He also promised to make Russian the second state language. In 1994, during the presidency of Kuchma, the Budapest Memorandum was signed, which established the nuclear-free status of Ukraine. On July 10, 1994, the second round of presidential elections was held in Ukraine, in which Kuchma won with 52.15% of the vote. His opponent, the first President, Leonid Kravchuk, won 45.06% of the vote. In the parliamentary elections of 1994, he turned again to the Verkhovna Rada, this time as a self-nomination. He was a People's Deputy of the 2nd address of the Verkhovna Rada for several months, the same year Kuchma was elected President. During 1992-1993, he held the post of Prime Minister of Ukraine. At the time of independence, he took part in the parliamentary elections in 1990 and was elected a deputy from the CPSU. Kuchma started his political career at Pivdenmash. There he advanced along the party line to the position of secretary of the party committee, participated in the 27th and 28th congresses of the CPSU. In 1986, he was appointed general director of Pivdenmash, which he managed until 1992. In 1960 - 1982, he worked in various engineering positions, as well as the technical manager of tests of rocket and space complexes at the Baikonur Cosmodrome. He graduated from Dnipro University with a degree in "Mechanical Engineer" in the field of rocket technology. !!!!!!!! BE SURE TO VIEW MY ITEMS !!!!!!!.I hope you find a lot of interesting things FOR YOU WHEN PURCHASING MULTIPLE ITEMS IT IS POSSIBLE TO COMBINE DELIVERY!!! Delivery:After receiving payment I ship within 1-3 days. In very rare cases, order processing may take up to a maximum of 7 working days!International shipping takes 11-23 days (sometimes longer depending on country).Return policy:You can return the item within 30 days if you are not satisfied. Contact me via E-bay for return instructions.Feedback:Customer satisfaction is my goal. For any reason you are not satisfied with your purchase, please let us know and we will make every effort to resolve the issue. I appreciate your positive feedback and will do the same in return. Do not leave negative feedback without contacting me first. Please allow a maximum of 2 business days for me to respond.THANK YOU FOR VISITING MY STORE!I wish you a happy shopping experience!

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