Viktor Yushchenko

Viktor Andriyovych Yushchenko () (born February 23, 1954) is a previous President of Ukraine. On November 26, 2004, he lost the Ukrainian presidential election. However, he and his followers argued that the election had been corrupted. They argued that the election results had been falsified by the Ukrainian government, in support of the opposing candidate Viktor Yanukovych. They organized political demonstrations in the autumn and winter of 2004 that gathered millions of people all over the country. They called the demonstrations The Orange Revolution. The Constitutional Court ordered a second round of elections, which Yuschenko won.

Yushchenko claimed to have been poisoned by political enemies. He was hospitalized and his appearance showed signs of a serious illness.Profile: Viktor Yushchenko, BBC News

Yulia Tymoshenko and Yushchenko were once strong allies (during the Orange Revolution). Today there is a lot of political misunderstanding between Tymoshenko and Yushchenko.Profile: Yulia Tymoshenko, BBC News

In February 2010, Yushchenko lost the presidential election to Viktor Yanukovych.Profile: Viktor Yanukovych, BBC News 

From December 1999 till May 2001, Yushchenko was the Ukrainian prime minister. From January 1993 till December 1999, he was head of the national bank of Ukraine.Yushchenko political obituary being written, Kyiv Post (January 14, 2010)

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