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Oleksandr Turchynov
Oleksandr Valentynovych Turchynov is a Ukrainian politician, screenwriter, Baptist minister and economist. He is the former Secretary of the National Security and Defence Council of Ukraine.
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Born 31 March 1964 · Q15850
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2026· 5 entries
“offe[r] society a struggle for the rights of the new”
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Published video “Сьогодні День тих, від кого залежить перебіг і результат війни!”.
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Published video “На добровольцях тримається Україна”.
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Published video “Нехай наступний рік стане роком очищення і відновлення України!”.
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2025· 7 entries
Published video “Світло завжди переможе темряву!”.
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Published video “Україна починається в окопі на передовій за спиною нашого солдата”.
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Published video “1 грудня”.
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Published video “День Гідності та Свободи”.
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Published video “«Революція» Турчинова”.
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Published video “Коли ми єдині – ми непереможні!”.
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Published video “Україні – 34”.
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2020· 1 entry
“not interested in a parliamentary mandate or public positions, but to help the unification process and train quality staff of effective managers”
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2019· 1 entry
Turchynov received ₴410,690 (US$15,210) as salary
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2016· 2 entries
In August 2016, journalists of the Economichna Pravda (Ukrayinska Pravda project) accused Oleksandr Turchynov of influencing the leadership of the State Special Communications Service of Ukraine (DSTSZI).
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On 15 August 2016, Serhiy Kaplin, Secretary of the Committee for National Security and Defense of the Verkhovna Rada, published an open appeal to the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine and the Prosecutor General demanding to confirm the attitude of Oleksandr Turchynov to private arms manufacturers.
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2014· 7 entries
Career landmark: President of Ukraine (2014–2014).
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Career landmark: Secretary of National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine (2014–2019).
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Career landmark: Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada (2014–2014).
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Career landmark: Prime Minister of Ukraine (2014–2014).
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Career landmark: People's Deputy of Ukraine (2014–2015).
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“s rebel east October 2014 31 October: Russia agrees to resume gas supplies to Ukraine over the winter in a deal brokered by the EU . Russia”
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When the first volunteers went to war, he was personally giving them weapons, but not all were clean in the eyes of the law: "And I personally signed the orders for the weapons, many were worried about what would happen
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2013· 1 entry
In the center of Kyiv a restaurant of Italian cuisine "Montecchi v Capuleti"
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2012· 2 entries
Was re-elected into the Verkhovna Rada, on the party list of Batkivshchyna
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Career landmark: People's Deputy of Ukraine (2012–2014).
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2010· 2 entries
Career landmark: Prime Minister of Ukraine (2010–2010).
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(when he was the First Vice Prime Minister in the absence of a prime minister after Yulia Tymoshenko's government was dismissed on 3 March 2010) until the Verkhovna Rada (Ukrainian parliament) appointed Mykola Azarov as
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2009· 1 entry
Turchynov and Lukyanchuk "were taxed by the heads of ministries and state enterprises", and received money from them to the accounts of the European Bank for Rational Financing (EBRD)
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2008· 1 entry
On 23 April 2008, the Kyiv District Administrative Court ruled that Oleksandr Turchynov had no personal relationship with the construction of the Landscape Valley.
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2007· 2 entries
Career landmark: People's Deputy of Ukraine (2007–2007).
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Career landmark: First Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine (2007–2010).
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2006· 1 entry
Career landmark: People's Deputy of Ukraine (2006–2007).
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2005· 6 entries
Most of these wiretapping took place in 2005, when Oleksandr Turchynov was the head of SSU.
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Career landmark: Head of the Security Service of Ukraine (2005–2005).
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Turchynov served as the head of the Security Service of Ukraine
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Oleksandr Turchynov ordered to organize an illegal wiretapping of the journalist of Segodnya newspaper Oleksandr Korchinsky
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When Oleksandr Turchynov was the head of SSU
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In 2005, Oleksandr Turchynov ordered to organize an illegal wiretapping of the journalist of Segodnya newspaper Oleksandr Korchinsky.
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2004· 1 entry
Turchynov published a book, that was made into a film Illusion of Fear
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2003· 2 entries
On 13 September 2003, tax officials detained at the office of the "Fatherland" party Ruslan Lukyanchuk, one of the assistants of Oleksandr Turchynov.
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In June 2003, the Deputy Prosecutor General of Ukraine Viktor Shokin announced his intention to send the proposal to the Ukrainian Parliament an idea to bringing to trial the deputies Oleksandr Turchynov, Stepan Khmara and Mykola Rudkovsky.
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2002· 1 entry
Career landmark: People's Deputy of Ukraine (2002–2005).
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1998· 2 entries
Was elected to the Verkhovna Rada as a member of Hromada
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Career landmark: People's Deputy of Ukraine (1998–2002).
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1994· 1 entry
Created the political party Hromada together with Pavlo Lazarenko, a business ally of Tymoshenko
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1993· 1 entry
Turchynov was formally appointed an advisor on economic issues to Prime Minister Kuchma
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1992· 1 entry
After Kuchma was appointed Prime Minister
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1986· 1 entry
After which he worked at Kryvorizhstal, a large Ukrainian steel producer
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1970· 1 entry
Oleksandr Turchynov's wife, Hanna Turchynova (born 1970) works as dean of the faculty of natural geography and ecology at National Pedagogical Dragomanov University.
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1964· 1 entry
Born 1964-03-31.
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