Oleksandr Rzhavskyy
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| Born | January 30, 1959 |
| Died | March 27, 2022 (aged 63) |
| Cause of death | Gunshot wounds |
Oleksandr Mykolayovych Rzhavsky (Ukrainian: Олександр Миколайович Ржавський; 30 January 1959 – 27 March 2022[1]) was a pro-Russian[2] Ukrainian politician who served as a member of the Verkhovna Rada (Ukrainian Parliament) from 1998 till 2002.
Rzhavskky was also candidate in the 2004 Ukrainian presidential election,[3] nominated by the "United Family" Party, of which he was the head. Presidential candidate in 1999, when he won 0.37% of the votes, and finished in 9th place.
He was vice-chair of the board of Montazhspetsbank in 1996–97, and president of Koral Bank in 1997–98. In his program, he promised to establish order in Ukraine, using the methods of Russian President Vladimir Putin.[citation needed]
He was killed during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine by Russian forces at his home in Bucha, Kyiv Oblast, as part of the Bucha massacre.[1]
References
- ^ a b В Бучі п’яні окупанти застрелили екс-нардепа та кандидата в президенти Олександра Ржавського (in Ukrainian)
- ^ https://news.liga.net/ua/all/news/v-buche-okkupanty-ubili-eks-nardepa-kotoryy-veril-v-gummanost-rossiyskih-voysk
- ^ Russia & Eurasia facts & figures annual. Academic International Press. 2000. p. 406. ISBN 9780875692227.
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