Chornovil, Vyacheslav Maksymovich

▪ 2000

      Ukrainian politician who was a founder and leader of the Ukrainian Popular Movement (Rukh) and a prominent member of the country's parliament; before Ukraine's independence he was imprisoned several times because of his longtime opposition to Soviet rule (b. Dec. 24, 1937, Erki, Ukraine, U.S.S.R.—d. March 25, 1999, Boryspil, Ukraine).

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