Mykola Plaviuk

Mykola Plaviuk Микола Плав'юк
4th President of the Ukrainian People's Republic in exile
In office December 8, 1989 – August 22, 1992
Preceded by	Mykola Livytskyi
Succeeded by	Office abolished1
President of the UWC
In office 1978–1981
Preceded by	Vasyl Kushnir
Succeeded by	Ivan Bazarko
Leader of the OUN
Incumbent
Assumed office 1981
Preceded by	D. Kvitkovskyi
Personal details
Born	Mykola Vasyliovych Plaviuk 5 June 1925 (1925-06-05) (age 86) Rusiv, Poland (now Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast in Ukraine)
Nationality	Ukrainian
Political party	OUN
1Plaviuk terminated his authority as President of the Ukrainian People's Republic on August 22, 1992 when he formally ceded his authority to the first President of Ukraine Leonid Kravchuk.

Mykola Vasyliovych Plaviuk (Ukrainian: Микола Васильович Плав'юк) (born June 5, 1925) is a Ukrainian social and political activist in emigration, who had served as the last President of the Ukrainian People's Republic in exile. He terminated his authority on August 22, 1992 when he formally ceded his authority to the first President of independent Ukraine, Leonid Kravchuk.

Biography

Mykola Plaviuk was born on June 5, 1925 in the village of Rusiv in Poland (now part of Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast in independent Ukraine). During World War II, Mykola became active in the Plast scouting movement in western Ukraine, which in effect became the youth division of the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists.^[1][2] After the war, he fled to Germany where he received a diploma from the University of Munich in economics. He emigrated to Montréal in Canada in 1949 where he became an active member of the Ukrainian diaspora in Canada.

During mid of the 1960s he was one of the organizers of the World Congress of Free Ukrainians and elected their Secretary General (1967-1969), Vice President (1973-1978) and finally President (1978-1981). He was an active member and supporter of Ukrainian People's Republic (UPR) Government-in-exile, which claimed to be a legal continuation of the authorities of the short-lived independent UPR.

After death of incumbent President Mykola Livytskyi, Plaviuk became his successor, serving from December 8, 1989 to 1992. During a ceremonious session of the Verkhovna Rada on August 22, 1992 in Kiev, Mykola Plaviuk formally ceded his authority and the activity of the UPR to the first President of independent Ukraine, Leonid Kravchuk, who was elected in 1991.^[3][4] In his declaration, Plaviuk proclaimed that the current Ukrainian state is the lawful successor to the Ukrainian People's Republic and a continuation of its authority and state traditions.^[3][5]

On May 18, 1993, Mykola Plaviuk was granted Ukrainian citizenship.^[6] He was also conferred the state order "Order of Merit, 3rd Class" and the "Order of Kniaz Yaroslav the Wise, 2nd Class."^[7] Mykola Plaviuk is the current leader of the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists (since 1981). He is married, and has two sons and two daughters.^[3] Lives in both Kiev and Canada.

See also

• List of national leaders of Ukraine

References

1. ^ Verbych, Viktor. "Last President" (in Ukrainian). Gazeta "Simya i dim". http://www.simya.com.ua/articles/3/1430/12/. Retrieved 2008-12-30. 
2. ^ Dukh, Yarema (2008-04-09). "Микола Плав'юк: «Май амбіцію не бути пересічним...»" (in Ukrainian). Plast. http://www.plast.org.ua/news?newsid=2177&dest=printer. Retrieved 2008-12-30. 
3. ^ ^{a b c} "Plaw'iuk Mykola Vasyl'ovych" (in Ukrainian). VIP-gallery. presscenter.ukrinform.ua. http://presscenter.ukrinform.ua/vip_gallery.php?photo_id=143. Retrieved 2008-12-18. 
4. ^ "10 years since the Government center of the UPR in exile gave to the free and sovereign Ukraine the symbols of government authority. This establishes that Ukraine is the legal successor to the Ukrainian People's Republic. This action was proclaimed by the former President of the UPR in exile Mykola Plaviuk" (in Ukrainian). Visnyka UVKR. Ukrainian World Coordination Counsil. http://www.uvkr.com.ua/ua/visnyk/uvkr-2002/august/gr-ukr.html. Retrieved 2008-12-18. 
5. ^ Rol, Mykhailo. "Tenth President" (in Ukrainian). Ukrayina Moloda. http://www.umoloda.kiev.ua/number/352/264/12716/. Retrieved 2008-12-30. 
6. ^ Laws of Ukraine. President of Ukraine decree No. 176/93: On the acceptance of Ukrainian citizenship to Plaviuk M.V.. Passed on 1993-05-18. (Ukrainian)
7. ^ Laws of Ukraine. President of Ukraine decree No. 498/2007: On the conferment of M. Plaviuk with the Order of Kniaz Yaroslav the Wise. Passed on 1993-06-05. (Ukrainian)

External links

• "Leader of Ukrainian Nationalists Organization Mykola Plawiuk" (in Ukrainian) (archived version). www.mplawiuk.kiev.ua. 2000. Archived from the original on 2004-12-04. http://web.archive.org/web/20041204082430/http://www.mplawiuk.kiev.ua/. Retrieved 2008-12-30. 

Political offices
Preceded by Mykola Livytskyi	President of Ukraine-in-exile 1989–1992	Succeeded by Office abolished
Party political offices
Preceded by Vasyl Kushnir	President of the Ukrainian World Congress 1978–1981	Succeeded by Ivan Bazarko
Preceded by D. Kvitkovskyi	Leader of Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists 1981	Incumbent

Persondata
Name	Plaviuk, Mykola
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Date of birth	June 5, 1925
Place of birth	Rusiv, Poland (now Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast in Ukraine)
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