Leonid Danylovych Kuchma , 1938-, Ukrainian politician, president of Ukraine (1994-2005). Formerly the manager of the Soviet Union's largest missile factory, he was a member of the Ukrainian Communist party's central committee (1981-91). Elected (1991) to Ukraine's supreme soviet, he served (1992-93) as prime minister after Ukrainian independence. In 1994, he defeated the incumbent, Leonid Kravchuk , to win the presidency. Kuchma initiated some free-market reforms in his economically struggling nation and was successful at gaining Western support and funds for Ukraine, but the country suffered from a declining economy dominated by huge state-run industries. He was reelected in 1999, but he later was implicated in the Sept., 2000, disappearance of an opposition journalist, which led to an erosion of parliamentary and public support. In the 2004 elections opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko defeated Kuchma's hand-picked successor, Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych .
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In the diaspora: Kuchma elicits a mixed reaction
Ukrainian Weekly, The; 8/21/1994; Khristina Lew; 1843 words;
... In the diaspora: Kuchma elicits a mixed reaction ... missile factory, Leonid Kuchma. As Leonid Kravchuk's former ... in 1992-1993, Mr. Kuchma was hailed as an ... east-west lines, Mr. Kuchma managed to garner ... presidential election and Leonid Danylovych Kuchma. (Many ...
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Leonid Kravchuk on Ukrainian politics and society
Ukrainian Weekly, The; 1/22/1995; Andrij Wynnyckyj; 3231 words;
... Wynnyckyj Ukrainian Weekly, The 01-22-1995 Leonid Kravchuk on Ukrainian politics and society. Ukraine's former president, Leonid Kravchuk, arrived at the Ukrainian ... not at [current Ukrainian President Leonid] Kuchma's. So says the Procurator's Office ... outdo themselves in cozying up to ...
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Leonid Kravchuk on culture, politics and society
Ukrainian Weekly, The; 1/29/1995; Andrij Wynnyckyj; 2507 words;
... Ukraine's former president, Leonid Kravchuk, arrived at ... changed in Ukraine since Leonid Kuchma became president? I ... will never say that Leonid Danylovych Kuchma is to blame, as members ... and sometimes Mr. Kuchma himself, in blaming ... home, "Two." Now, Mr. Kuchma has ...
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HOW IT'S DONE.(case of Georgy Gongadze, journalist from Ukraine, probably murdered)(Brief Article)
Harper's Magazine; 3/1/2001; 874 words;
... UNIDENTIFIED VOICE: No-- KUCHMA: It's just--there ... Gongadze before. KUCHMA: What? KRAVCHENKO ... somewhere. We're looking. KUCHMA: The things he constantly ... people working on it-- KUCHMA: But the main thing ... people think they are. KUCHMA: Well, drive him ... Georgia, and that's it ... .
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Ten years of work on behalf of Ukraine: notable highlights;
Ukrainian Weekly, The; 3/7/1999; 2803 words;
... Yevhen Marchuk and Leonid Kravchuk. The meetings ... main opponent, Leonid Danylovych Kuchma, whom I had known ... conviction that Mr. Kuchma had no intention ... proclaiming: "Leonid Kuchma: the only politician ... announced that Leonid Kuchma would be ...
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Ukraine and Russia OK gas consortium; national deputies of opposition protest deal
Ukrainian Weekly, The; 10/13/2002; Makhnonos, Maryna; 700 words;
... lawmakers charged that President Leonid Kuchma, who faces growing pressure ... political situation arose and Leonid Danylovych (Kuchma) simply gave a tsar's present ... himself ... Every day of Kuchma being in power is dangerous for Ukraine." President Kuchma denied any political ...
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Ukrainian Independence Day: Celebrations throughout North America; New Jersey
Ukrainian Weekly, The; 10/7/2001; Bodnar, Walter; 1131 words;
... better days are coming." He noted that, "although Leonid Danylovych Kuchma understands his mission more and more with each passing ... take his place. We must acknowledge that President Kuchma has been very active in foreign affairs - visiting ...
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