“a very difficult, but a responsible decision”
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Mykola Azarov
Mykola Yanovych Azarov is a Russo-Ukrainian politician who was the Prime Minister of Ukraine from 11 March 2010 to 27 January 2014. He was the First Vice Prime Minister and Finance Minister from 2002 to 2005 and again from 2006 to 2007. Azarov also served ex officio as an acting prime minister in the First Yanukovych Government when Viktor Yanukovych ran for president at first and then upon the re…
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politics · Prime Minister of Ukraine from 2010 to 2014 · politician · statesperson · university teacher · economist · engineer · geologist · also Mykola Azarov, Mykola Yanovych Azarov, Mykola Janovyč Azarov, Azarov
Born 17 December 1947 · Q57590
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2026· 4 entries
“To create additional opportunities for social and political compromise and for a peaceful solution to the conflict, I made a personal decision to ask the president of Ukraine to accept my resignation as prime minister of Ukraine.”
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“s economic problems were too difficult for any woman to handle.”
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Euro2day: Ukraine's Prime Minister Mykola Azarov resigns
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2025· 1 entry
Новости Украины: Ex-Prime Minister Azarov sentenced in absentee to 15 years in prison
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2015· 1 entry
Set up the Ukraine Salvation Committee, a government in exile that was widely seen as a pro-Russian puppet
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2012· 3 entries
Awarded Order of Honour (2012).
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Azarov's son, Oleksiy, was a constituency candidate in Sloviansk for the Party of Regions during the 2012 Ukrainian parliamentary election.
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Career landmark: People's Deputy of Ukraine (2012–2012).
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2010· 3 entries
“We must combat not just instances of corruption, but totally corrupt systems”
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“Reforms do not fall into women”
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Career landmark: Prime Minister of Ukraine (2010–2014).
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2007· 3 entries
Awarded Order of Friendship (2007).
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Awarded honorary citizen of Donetsk Oblast (2007).
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Career landmark: People's Deputy of Ukraine (2007–2010).
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2006· 2 entries
Career landmark: Minister of Finance of Ukraine (2006–2007).
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Career landmark: People's Deputy of Ukraine (2006–2006).
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2005· 1 entry
Career landmark: Prime Minister of Ukraine (2005–2005).
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2004· 1 entry
Career landmark: Prime Minister of Ukraine (2004–2004).
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2003· 2 entries
Awarded Honorary Diploma of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine (2003).
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Azarov was elected chairman of the Party of Regions political council
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2002· 3 entries
Accused Slavyansk Bank president Borys Feldman of being behind the Cassette Scandal recordings
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Career landmark: Minister of Finance of Ukraine (2002–2005).
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The European Choice parliamentary group nominated him for the prime minister's post
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2001· 1 entry
Became the head of the Party of Regions but resigned from the post in less than a year
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1996· 1 entry
Became Chairman of the State Tax Administration of Ukraine
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1995· 1 entry
While carrying on as an MP, Azarov was appointed an adviser to the currency council of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine
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1994· 2 entries
Azarov was elected member of the Verkhovna Rada (the Ukrainian parliament) for the first time, representing the Petroskiy electoral district, located in the city of Donetsk
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Career landmark: People's Deputy of Ukraine (1994–1998).
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1991· 1 entry
Was hired as a professor at Donetsk National Technical University
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1984· 1 entry
To become deputy director of the Ukrainian State Geological Institute, that he went on to head
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1979· 1 entry
Awarded Lenin Komsomol Prize (1979).
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1971· 1 entry
Studied at Moscow State University Faculty of Geology (1971).
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1947· 1 entry
Born 1947-12-17.
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