Ivan Bizhan

Colonel General Ivan Vasylyovych Bizhan (Ukrainian: Іван Васильович Біжан; born 25 December 1941) was a Ukrainian military officer who served for short period (4-8 October 1993) as acting Minister of Defence.

Ivan Bizhan
Іван Біжан
Minister of Defense (acting)
In office 4 October 1993 – 8 October 1993
Preceded by	Kostyantyn Morozov
Succeeded by	Vitaliy Radetsky
Personal details
Born	Ivan Vasylovych Bizhan (1941-12-25)25 December 1941 Yalanets, Tomashpil Raion Transnistria Governorate, Kingdom of Romania
Military service
Allegiance	Soviet Union  Ukraine
Branch/service	Ukrainian Ground Forces
Rank	Colonel General

Bizhan has taken one of the most active roles in reestablishing of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the beginning of 1990s. On 7 April 1992, he was member of Ukrainian delegation to Sevastopol led by the First Deputy Chairman of Verkhovna Rada Vasyl Durdynets and left for Sevastopol for official ceremony of presenting a commander of the revived Ukrainian Navy, rear admiral Borys Kozhyn and accept the oath of allegiance of sailors who decided to join Ukrainian Navy.^[1] In June 1993, Bizhan also was a member of Ukrainian delegation in negotiations with the Russian Federation over the future 1997 friendship treaty.^[1]