Viktor Yushchenko

Viktor Andriyovych Yushchenko (Ukrainian: Віктор Андрійович Ющенко) (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.^[1]

Viktor Yushchenko
Віктор Ющенко
Official portrait, 2008
79th President of Ukraine
In office 23 January 1996 – 25 February 2005
Prime Minister	Yulia Tymoshenko Yuriy Yekhanurov Viktor Yanukovych
Preceded by	Leonid Kuchma
Succeeded by	Viktor Yanukovych
7th Prime Minister of Ukraine
In office 22 December 1999 – 29 May 2001 Cabinet Yushchenko Government
President	Leonid Kuchma
Deputy	Yuriy Yekhanurov
Preceded by	Valeriy Pustovoitenko
Succeeded by	Anatoliy Kinakh
Governor of the National Bank of Ukraine
In office January 1993 – 22 December 1999
Preceded by	Vadym Hetman
Succeeded by	Volodymyr Stelmakh
People's Deputy of Ukraine
4th convocation
In office 14 May 2002 – 23 January 2005
Constituency	Independent, No. 1
Personal details
Born	Viktor Andriyovych Yushchenko (1954-02-23) 23 February 1954 (age 71) Khoruzhivka, Sumy Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Political party	Communist Party of Ukraine (1980–1991) Independent (1991–2005) Our Ukraine (2005–present)
Spouse(s)	Svetlana Kolesnyk (divorced) Kateryna Yushchenko
Children	Vitalina Yushchenko, Andriy Yushchenko, Sophia, Khrystyna, Taras
Alma mater	Ternopil National Economic University Academy of Banking
Signature
Website	www.razom.org.ua
Military service
Branch/service	Border Guard unit of KGB
Years of service	1975–1976
Rank	Captain

Yushchenko claimed to have been poisoned by political enemies. He was hospitalized and his appearance showed signs of a serious illness.^[1]

Yulia Tymoshenko and Yushchenko were once strong allies (during the Orange Revolution). Today there is a lot of political misunderstanding between Tymoshenko and Yushchenko.^[2]

In February 2010, Yushchenko lost the presidential election to Viktor Yanukovych.^[3]

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.^[4]