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Iryna Farion
Ukrainian linguist and politician (1964–2024) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Iryna Dmytrivna Farion (Ukrainian: Ірина Дмитрівна Фаріон, pronounced [iˈrɪnɐ ˈdmɪtrʲiu̯nɐ fɐrʲiˈɔn]; 29 April 1964 – 19 July 2024) was a Ukrainian linguist and nationalist politician who served as a deputy in the Verkhovna Rada from 2012 to 2014 as a member of Svoboda.[3][4] She was also a professor at the Department of Ukrainian Language at Lviv Polytechnic's Institute of Humanitarian and Social Sciences.[5]
Iryna Farion | |
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Ірина Фаріон | |
![]() Farion in 2015 | |
People's Deputy of Ukraine | |
In office 12 December 2012[1] – 27 November 2014[2] | |
Preceded by | Constituency established |
Succeeded by | Iryna Podoliak |
Constituency | Lviv Oblast, No. 116 |
Personal details | |
Born | (1964-04-29)29 April 1964 Lviv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
Died | 19 July 2024(2024-07-19) (aged 60) Lviv, Ukraine |
Manner of death | Assassination by gunshot |
Political party | Svoboda |
Children | 1 |
Alma mater | Lviv University |
Occupation | Professor, politician, philologist |
Awards |
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Website | Official website |
She was known for her campaigns to promote the Ukrainian language[6] and to discredit Ukrainians who spoke Russian.[4][7] As a result of a scandal in 2023, she temporarily lost her position as professor at Lviv Polytechnic.[8][9]
Farion was shot dead outside of her home on 19 July 2024.