Vitold Fokin
Vitold Pavlovych Fokin (Ukrainian: Віто́льд Па́влович Фо́кін; born 25 October 1932) is a Ukrainian retired politician who served as the first Prime Minister of Ukraine from the country's declaration of independence on 24 August 1991 until 1 October 1992. Previously, he served as Prime Minister of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic from 23 October 1990 to 24 August 1991.
Vitold Fokin | |
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Вітольд Фокін | |
Fokin in 2007 | |
| 1st Prime Minister of Ukraine | |
| In office 23 October 1990 – 1 October 1992 (Acting until 14 November 1990) | |
| President | Leonid Kravchuk |
| Preceded by | Vitaliy Masol (Soviet) |
| Succeeded by | Valentyn Symonenko (acting) |
| Chairman of DerzhPlan | |
| In office July 1987 – 1990 | |
| Prime Minister | Vitaliy Masol |
| Preceded by | Vitaliy Masol |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
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| Born | 25 October 1932 Novomykolaivka, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (now Ukraine) |
| Political party | Independent |
| Other political affiliations | KPU (until 1991) |
| Spouse | Tomila Hryhoriivna (died 9 October 2023) |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | National Mining University of Ukraine |
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Fokin graduated from the National Mining University of Ukraine in Dnipro.
After Vitaliy Masol was forced to resign, Fokin was appointed Head of the Council of Ministers of the Ukrainian SSR on 17 October 1990.
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