President of Crimea
| 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 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.
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 | change source]
- ↑ 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.
