Oleksandr Rzhavskyy
Oleksandr Mykolayovych Rzhavsky (Ukrainian: Олександр Миколайович Ржавський; 30 January 1959 – 27 March 2022[2]) was a pro-Russian[3] Ukrainian politician who served as a member of the Verkhovna Rada (Ukrainian parliament) from 1998 until 2002.
Oleksandr Rzhavskyy | |
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| People's Deputy of Ukraine | |
| In office 12 May 1998 – 14 May 2002 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Andriy Klyuyev |
| Constituency | Donetsk Oblast, No. 46[1] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 January 1959 |
| Died | 27 March 2022 (aged 63) Bucha, Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine |
Rzhavsky was also candidate in the 2004 Ukrainian presidential election,[4] nominated by the "United Family" Party, of which he was the head. Presidential candidate in 1999, when he won 0.37% of the votes, and finished in 9th place.
He was vice-chair of the board of Montazhspetsbank in 1996–97, and president of Koral Bank in 1997–98. In his program, he promised to establish order in Ukraine, using the methods of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
He was killed during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine by Russian forces at his home in Bucha, Kyiv Oblast, as part of the Bucha massacre.[2]
References
- "Ржавський Олександр Миколайович" [Rzhavsky, Oleksandr Mykolayovych]. Chesno (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2022-12-20.
- В Бучі п’яні окупанти застрелили екс-нардепа та кандидата в президенти Олександра Ржавського (in Ukrainian)
- "У Бучі окупанти застрелили проросійського екснардепа Олександра Ржавського - новини України".
- Russia & Eurasia facts & figures annual. Academic International Press. 2000. p. 406. ISBN 9780875692227.