Viktor Yushchenko

Viktor Andriyovych Yushchenko (Ukrainian: ?????? ?????????? ??????) (born 23 February 1954) is the President of Ukraine. As leader of the Our Ukraine (Nasha Ukrayina) political coalition, he was the main opposition candidate in the October–November 2004 Ukrainian presidential election. Ukraine's Central Election Commission declared him the winner of the 26 December 2004 re-run of the runoff election, by 52% to 44% over Viktor Yanukovych. Yushchenko had previously served as the chairman of the country's central bank from 1993 to 1999 and as the Prime Minister of Ukraine from 1999 to 2001.

External links

• Viktor Yushchenko Personal site My Ukraine – English version
• Official site of the President of Ukraine
• TAK! (YES!) official presidential campaign website – English version
• BBC News profile
• Who poisoned Viktor Yushchenko? from the Times Online
• Orange Revolution
• Verbatim Account of the Inaugural Ceremony, January 23, 2005 - official site of the parliament (in Ukrainian)