Viktor Yushchenko

Quick Facts

Full Name	Viktor Yushchenko
Date Of Birth	Feb 23, 1954(1954-02-23)
Age	70
Birthplace	Khoruzhivka
Country	Ukraine
Birth City	Sumy Oblast
Horoscope	Aquarius

Viktor Yushchenko Biography

Viktor Yushchenko is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on February 23, 1954 in Khoruzhivka, Sumy Oblast, Ukraine. In his capacity as a politician Viktor Yushchenko is widely perceived as a mix of Western-orientated as well as a Ukrainian nationalist. He is a proponent of taking Ukraine towards Europe and NATO and is a proponent of liberalization of the market, protecting Ukraine’s cultural heritage, restoring significant historic sites, and paying tribute to the Ukrainian past, including the Holodomor Famine of 1932-1933. The opposition (and allies) frequently critique him for his indecisiveness and secrecy. Advocates claim that the same traits are evidence of Yushchenko’s dedication to consensus, teamwork, and negotiations. In addition, he is frequently blamed for being unable to create a team without internal conflict.

In the year 1976, Yushchenko began his career in the banking industry. He joined the banking industry in 1983. was appointed the deputy director in charge of Agricultural Credit at the Ukrainian Republican Office of the Soviet Union State Bank. From 1990 until 1993, he was vice-chairman and the first vice-chairman at the JSC Agroindustrial Bank Ukraina. In 1993 the year he was named as Governor at the National Bank of Ukraine (Ukraine’s central bank). In 1997, the Verkhovna Rada the Ukrainian parliament Ukraine appointed him again.

Before his election as president, Yushchenko had already had a career in Ukrainian politics. In 1993, he became governor (head) of the National Bank of Ukraine. From 1999 to 2001 he was prime minister. After his dismissal as prime minister, Yushchenko went into opposition to President Leonid Kuchma and he founded the Our Ukraine bloc, which at the 2002 parliamentary election became Ukraine’s most popular political force, with 23.57% of the votes.

Honorary doctorates from the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy (1996), the University of Maria Curie-Sklodowska (2000) and the Catholic University of Lublin (2009), and honorary membership in the Academy of Sciences of Moldova

Viktor Yushchenko graduated from the Ternopil Finance and Economics Institute in 1975. He began his career as an accountant. He was an assistant for the accountant in charge of an Kolkhoz. From 1975 until 1976, he was conscript for the Transcaucasian Military District on the border between Turkey and the Soviet Union.

Viktor Yushchenko Net Worth

Viktor Yushchenko is one of the richest Politician from Ukraine. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Viktor Yushchenko 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Viktor Andriyovych Yushchenko was born on February 23, 1954, at Khoruzhivka, Sumy Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union in a family that included teachers. He was the son of Andriy Andriyovych Yuschchenko (1919-1992) was a soldier during his time in the Second World War, was taken prisoner in the Second World War by German forces and detained as POW in a variety of concentration camps within the German Reich, including Auschwitz-Birkenau. He was able to escape the adversity, and upon his return to the United States was a teacher of English in a nearby high school. The mother of Viktor’s, Varvara Tsimofiyov Yashchenko (1918-2005) taught mathematics and physics within the same institution. In the Sumy Oblast region where he was born is primarily Ukrainian-speaking which distinguished Viktor later in life from his political rivals in which Russian was the primary language.

Viktor Andriyovych Yushchenko (Ukrainian: Viktor Andriiovich Iushchenko , IPA”‘wiktor an’d(j)r(j)ijowItS ‘juStSenko(listen) ( listen ) born on 23 February 1954) is a Ukrainian politician who served as the third president of Ukraine from the 23rd of January from 23 January 2005 until 25 February 2010.

In 1977, Yushchenko married Svitlana Ivanivna Kolesnyk, with whom he has two children and three grandchildren:

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Who is Viktor Yushchenko Dating?

According to our records, Viktor Yushchenko married to Kateryna Yushchenko. As of December 1, 2023, Viktor Yushchenko’s is not dating anyone.

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In 2001, both Yushchenko and Yulia Tymoshenko broached at creating a broad opposition bloc against the incumbent President Leonid Kuchma in order to win the Ukrainian presidential election 2004.

Facts & Trivia

Viktor Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Ukraine. Viktor Yushchenko celebrates birthday on February 23 of every year.

In late 2002 Yushchenko, Oleksandr Moroz (Socialist Party of Ukraine), Petro Symonenko (Communist Party of Ukraine) and Yulia Tymoshenko (Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc) issued a joint statement concerning “the beginning of a state revolution in Ukraine”. Though the communists stepped out of the alliance and though Symonenko opposed having one single candidate from the alliance in the 2004 presidential election, the other three parties remained allies until July 2006.

What was Viktor Yushchenko poisoned with?

Following an assassination attempt in late 2004 during his election campaign, Yushchenko was confirmed to have ingested hazardous amounts of 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzodioxin (TCDD), the most potent dioxin and a contaminant in Agent Orange.

Who was the Ukrainian president before Zelensky?

After defeating Poroshenko, the comedian Volodymyr Zelenskyy was inaugurated as the sixth and current president of Ukraine on 20 May 2019.

How old is Viktor Yushchenko?

68 years (February 23, 1954)

What did Poroshenko do?

During his presidency, Poroshenko led the country through the first phase of the War in Donbas, pushing the Russian separatist forces into the Donbas Region. He began the process of integration with the European Union by signing the European Union–Ukraine Association Agreement.

Where is Viktor Yanukovych today?

He currently lives in exile in Russia. Yanukovych served as the governor of Donetsk Oblast, a province in eastern Ukraine, from 1997 to 2002.