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First president of Ukraine Leonid Kravchuk dies at 88
(Xinhua) 08:40, May 11, 2022
KIEV, May 10 (Xinhua) -- Leonid Kravchuk, the first president of independent Ukraine, died at the age of 88, Ukraine's Presidential Office head Andriy Yermak said on Tuesday.
"Leonid Makarovych (Kravchuk) was a wise patriot of Ukraine, a truly historical figure in gaining our independence," Yermak wrote on Telegram.
Kravchuk served as Ukrainian president between December 1991 and July 1994. Later, he served as a member of the Ukrainian parliament and the leader of parliamentary group Social Democratic Party of Ukraine.
Kravchuk was also honorary president of the Ukraine-China Friendship Society.
(Web editor: Peng Yukai, Liang Jun)
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