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Oleksandr Turchynov
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Ukrainian politician, screenwriter, and Doctor of Economic Sciences
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Oleksandr Turchynov is a Ukrainian politician, economist, engineer, and screenwriter born in Dnipro in 1964. He holds citizenship in the Soviet Union and Ukraine. His professional roles include serving as President of Ukraine, Prime Minister of Ukraine, People's Deputy of Ukraine, and Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada. He has also worked as a full professor and was employed by ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih. Turchynov is a member of the National Writers' Union of Ukraine.
He is affiliated with the Hromada, Batkivshchyna, Communist Party of the Soviet Union, and People's Front political parties. His religious affiliation includes the Charismatic Movement, Livets Ord, Baptists, and the role of deacon. Turchynov participated in the Euromaidan and the Russo-Ukrainian war, serving in the Armed Forces of Ukraine. He is married to Hanna Turčynova and speaks Ukrainian and Russian.
His awards include the Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise and the medal of 25 years of Ukrainian independence. He was educated at the National Metallurgical Academy of Ukraine.
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Oleksandr
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Ukraine
- Place of birth
- Dnipro
- Spouse
- Hanna Turčynova
- Educated at
- National Metallurgical Academy of Ukraine
- Employer
- ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih
- Political party
- European Solidarity
- Languages spoken
- Russian
- Native language
- Ukrainian
- Religion
- deacon
- Participant in
- Russian annexation of Crimea
- Military branch
- Armed Forces of Ukraine
- Official website
- turchynov.com
- Image
- Oleksandr Turchynov in August 2014.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1964-03-31
- Commons category
- Oleksandr Turchynov
- name in native language
- Олександр Турчинов
- professorship
- full professor
- social media followers
- 8220
- member of
- National Writers' Union of Ukraine
- on focus list of Wikimedia project
- WikiProject Ukraine
- P10632
- Oleksandr Turchynov
- contributed to creative work
- Illusion of Fear
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Encyclopedic overview
Oleksandr Valentynovych Turchynov (Ukrainian: Олександр Валентинович Турчинов, IPA: [olekˈsɑndr wɐlenˈtɪnowɪtʃ tʊrˈtʃɪnou̯]; born 31 March 1964) is a Ukrainian politician, screenwriter, Baptist minister and economist. He is the former Secretary of the National Security and Defence Council of Ukraine.
In 2005, Turchynov served as the head of the Security Service of Ukraine. Turchynov is a former acting President of Ukraine from the removal from power of President Viktor Yanukovych on 21 February 2014, until Petro Poroshenko was sworn in as Ukrainian President on 7 June 2014. He then became Chairman of the Ukrainian Parliament until 27 November 2014. Turchynov also served as acting Prime Minister in 2010 (when he was the First Vice Prime Minister in the absence of a prime minister after Yulia Tymoshenko's government was dismissed on 3 March 2010) until the Verkhovna Rada (Ukrainian parliament) appointed Mykola Azarov as prime minister on 11 March 2010.
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