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Ukrainian police officer and statesman (1951?2005)
Yuriy Fedorovych Kravchenko
(
Ukrainian
:
Юр?й Федорович Кравченко
; March 5, 1951 ? March 4, 2005) was a
Ukrainian
General of Internal Service
and statesman, serving as the country's
Minister of Internal Affairs
(1995?2001). In 2000, while he was serving as the Minister of Internal Affairs, Kravchenko became directly involved in the murder case of
Georgiy Gongadze
and the subsequent "
Cassette Scandal
." Kravechenko later was the governor of the
Kherson Oblast
(2001?2002) and Head of the State Tax Administration of Ukraine (2002?2003).
Biography
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Born in
Oleksandriia
,
Kirovohrad Oblast
, Kravchenko attended the Oleksandriia Industrial Technical School from 1966 to 1970. In October 1970, he became an electrictian and worked in the
Kirovohrad Oblast
. Served in the
Soviet Army
from 1970 to 1972. From 1974 until 1978, he studied at the Higher School of the MVD of the
USSR
, and afterwards worked as a police inspector in the Kirovohrad Oblast. From 1981 to 1986, he worked in several supervisory positions. In April 1986, Kravchenko became the head of the department for combating drug trade in the Criminal Investigation Directorate of the MVD of the
Ukrainian SSR
. In September 1989, he became the head of the MVD regional directorate in the Kirovohrad Oblast.
Gongadze Case and Cassette Scandal
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On 29 January 2013 a Ukrainian court ruled
Oleksiy Pukach
had murdered the journalist
Georgiy Gongadze
on orders from Kravchenko, who was seeking a career promotion.
[1]
Death
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Kravchenko was found dead in his apartment near
Kyiv
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
. Some news reports claim that he was shot twice in the head.
[2]
[3]
[4]
See also
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References
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Wikinews has related news:
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Court sentences Pukach to life for murdering Gongadze, disregards claims against Kuchma, Lytvyn
,
Kyiv Post
(29 January 2013)
Ukraine police officer accuses ex-president after being jailed for life
,
Reuters
(29 January 2013)
Gongadze killer pointed on Kuchma and Lytvyn
.
LIGABusinessInform
. 2013-1-29
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Untimely Deaths in Ukraine; Strange suicides and car crashes among foes of the former regime bring calls for investigations
by
Kim Murphy
,
L.A. Times
(March 13, 2005)
- ^
Gongadze murder suspect's trial should be open to public
,
Committee to Protect Journalists
(August 16, 2011)
- ^
Naboka, Marichka (2015-03-08).
"Suicide Or Homicide? In Ukraine, Old-Guard Officials Dying Mysteriously"
.
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
. Retrieved
2015-12-31
.
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Political offices
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Preceded by
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Minister of Internal Affairs
1995?2001
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Succeeded by
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Government offices
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Preceded by
Eduard Miroshnychenko
(acting)
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Director of the State Customs Committee
1994?1995
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Succeeded by
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Preceded by
Oleksandr Verbytskyi
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Governor of Kherson Oblast
2001?2002
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Succeeded by
Anatoliy Yurchenko
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Preceded by
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Director of the State Tax Administration
2002?2004
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Succeeded by
Fedir Yaroshenko
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