Heorhiy Kirpa
Heorhiy Kirpa (Ukrainian: Георгій Кірпа) (July 20, 1946 in Klubivka, Khmelnytskyi Oblast – December 27, 2004 in Bortnychi, near Kiev) was a Ukrainian railway manager, statesman and politician, best known as the head of the Ukrzaliznytsia national railway company and Minister of Transportation and Telecommunications under President Leonid Kuchma.
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[edit] Political career
In May 2002, Kirpa was appointed Minister of Transport[1] by the then President Leonid Kuchma and on April 23 was awarded an honourable title Hero of Ukraine. In a publicly debated move in 2003, the President placed paramilitary railroad armed forces under the direction of Kirpa. He was a staunch supporter of Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych, and the BBC described him as "one of the most influential figures" in Yanukovych's government.[2]
[edit] Death
Heorhiy Kirpa was found shot dead at his holiday home in Bortnychi just outside of Kiev, December 27, 2004.[1] The official police report states that Kirpa committed suicide.
[edit] Remembrance
Late December 2009 the Southwestern Railways requested the Kiev City Council to rename Petrozavodska Street, which is located in the Solomianskyi Raion of Kiev, as Heorhiy Kirpa Street.[1] The Bortnychi railway station, the closest to Kirpa's residence and death place, was renamed "Heorhiy Kirpa Station" in his honor by Ukrzaliznytsia.
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- ^ a b c Southwestern Railroad asks Kyiv council to rename a street, Kyiv Post (December 24, 2009)
- ^ "Ukraine minister found shot dead". BBC News. 27 December 2004. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4129091.stm. Retrieved 5 February 2011.
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