President of Crimea
The President of the Republic of Crimea (Ukrainian: Президент Республіки Крим; Russian: Президент Республики Крым) was the head of the state of the Republic of Crimea, Ukraine from February 16, 1994 to the time of its end on March 17, 1995.[1][2] The post was ended as it had problems with the Constitution of Ukraine.
| President of Autonomous Republic of Crimea Президент Республіки Крим | |
|---|---|
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| Appointer | Direct popular vote |
| Formation | 16 February 1994 |
| First holder | Yuriy Meshkov |
| Final holder | Yuriy Meshkov |
| Abolished | 17 March 1995 |
| Succession | Vice-Prime Minister of Crimea |
The first round of voting in the Crimean presidential elections was held on January 16, 1994, and on January 30, the second round was held. With 72.9% of the vote,[3][4] the pro-Russian politician Yuriy Meshkov was declared the winner. He was the only person to hold the post of President of the Republic of Crimea.
References
change- ↑ Laws of Ukraine. Verkhovna Rada law No. 93/95-вр: On the termination of the Constitution and some laws of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea. Adopted on 1995-03-17. (Ukrainian)
- ↑ "On the President of the Republic of Crimea". Verkhovna Rada of Crimea]publisher=Laws of Ukraine (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2011-07-17. Retrieved 2009-01-07.
- ↑ Russians in the Former Soviet Republics by Pål Kolstø, Indiana University Press, 1995, ISBN 0253329175 (page 194)
- ↑ "New developments in Russia, Belarus and Ukraine" (PDF). Assembly of WEU. 4 December 2001. p. 24. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 2007-08-07.
