Viktor Yanukovych

Viktor Fedorovych Yanukovych (Russian: ?????? ????????? ????????, Ukrainian: ?????? ????????? ???????? {{fn|1}}) (born July 9 1950) was Prime Minister of Ukraine from November 21, 2002 to December 31, 2004 and current leader of Ukrainian Party of Regions. He was appointed prime minister after previously serving as governor of Donets'ka oblast' in the east of the country.

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Russian - Ukrainian - July 9 - 1950 - Prime Minister - Ukraine - November 21 - 2002 - December 31 - 2004 - Party of Regions - Governor - Donets'ka oblast'

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In the Ukrainian presidential election of 2004, Yanukovych was declared the winner. However, the legitimacy of his official victory was questioned by many Ukrainians, international organisations, and foreign governments. The second round of the election was subsequently annulled by the Supreme Court, and in the repeated run-off, Yanukovych lost to the opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko.

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Ukrainian presidential election of 2004 - Viktor Yushchenko

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The Ukrainian parliament also passed a non-binding motion of no confidence in his government, urging outgoing president Leonid Kuchma to dismiss Yanukovych and appoint a caretaker government. Five days after the defeat at the presidential election, Yanukovych declared his resignation from the post of prime minister.

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Ukrainian parliament - Motion of no confidence - Leonid Kuchma

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