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| Yuriy Kravchenko Юрій Кравченко |
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| Born | March 5, 1951 Oleksandriia, Kirovohrad Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
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| Died | March 4, 2005 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).
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Early biography
Born in Oleksandriia, Kirovohrad Oblast, Kravchenko was a police officer that made the top-possible career in Ukrainian militsiya. Minister of Internal Affairs from 1995 until sacking in March 2001.
Gongadze Case and Cassette Scandal
- See also: "Eagles of Kravchenko".
Post-scandal career
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,who? but some news reports1 have suggested that he suffered two gunshot wounds to the head - an uncommon circumstance, but not necessarily indicative of foul play.
See also
- Leonid Kuchma
- Ukraine without Kuchma
- Politics of Ukraine
- Government of Ukraine
- Multiple gunshot suicide
References
- ^ Untimely Deaths in Ukraine; Strange suicides and car crashes among foes of the former regime bring calls for investigations. Kim Murphy, L.A. Times, Mar 13, 2005
- (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)
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| NAME | Kravchenko, Yuriy Fedorovych |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Ukrainian police officer and statesman |
| DATE OF BIRTH | [March 5]], 1951 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Oleksandriia, Kirovohrad Oblast, Ukrainian SSR |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 4, 2005 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | Kiev, Ukraine |
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