Yuriy Meshkov
Ukrainian politician (1945–2019) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Aleksandrovich and the family name is Meshkov.
Yuri Aleksandrovich Meshkov (Ukrainian: Юрій Олександрович Мєшков, Yuriy Oleksandrovych Meshkov, Russian: Юрий Александрович Мешков; October 25, 1945 – September 29, 2019)[1] was a Ukrainian politician and leader of the pro-Russian movement in Crimea.[2] He served as the only President of Crimea from 1994 to 1995.
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Quick Facts President of Crimea, Preceded by ...
Yuriy Meshkov | |
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President of Crimea | |
In office February 16, 1994 – March 17, 1995 | |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Position abolished |
3rd Prime Minister of Crimea | |
In office February 4, 1994 – October 6, 1994 | |
Preceded by | Borys Samsonov |
Succeeded by | Anatoliy Franchuk |
Personal details | |
Born | (1945-10-25)October 25, 1945 Synelnykove, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (now Ukraine) |
Died | September 29, 2019(2019-09-29) (aged 73) Krasnogorsk, Moscow Oblast, Russia |
Political party | Republican Party of Crimea |
Other political affiliations | Bloc "Russia" |
Alma mater | Moscow State University (1977) |
Occupation | Lawyer |
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However, eleven days after his return to Crimea in 2011, which was his first visit since 1995, Meshkov was deported from Ukraine on July 13, 2011, with a five-year restriction on his entry.[3]