Yuriy Kravchenko

Yuriy Kravchenko Юрій Кравченко
Kravchenko with Vladimir Putin in 2000
Born	March 5, 1951 Oleksandriia, Kirovohrad Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Died	March 4, 2005 (age 53) near Kiev, Ukraine
Occupation	Ukrainian police officer and statesman

Yuriy Fedorovych Kravchenko (Ukrainian: Юрій Федорович Кравченко; March 5, 1951 – March 4, 2005), was a Ukrainian police officer and statesman. In 2000, while a Minister of Internal Affairs, Kravchenko became directly involved in the murder case of Georgiy Gongadze and subsequent Cassette Scandal. Later he was the governor of Kherson Oblast (December 2001 to April 2002) and Head of the State Tax Administration of Ukraine (December 2002 to June 2003).

Early biography

Born in Oleksandriia, Kirovohrad Oblast, Kravchenko was a police officer that made the top-possible career in Ukrainian police. Minister of Internal Affairs from 1995 until sacking in March 2001.

Gongadze Case and Cassette Scandal

See also: "Eagles of Kravchenko".

Suspicious death

Kravchenko was found dead in his apartment near Kiev on March 4, 2005. He was at that time called as a witness in the murder case of Gongadze. It was claimed that Kravchenko committed suicide, some news reports have suggested that he suffered two gunshot wounds to the head.

See also

• Leonid Kuchma
• Ukraine without Kuchma
• Politics of Ukraine
• Government of Ukraine
• Multiple gunshot suicide

External links

• (Ukrainian) The Key Witness in the Gongadze Case Dead (March 2005 Ukrayinska Pravda article on the death of Kravchenko, analysing also his role in Gongadze case - includes fragments of the Melnychenko recordings featuring Kravchenko)