About Anatolii Franchuk
Lived 1935 – 2021 (aged 85). Anatolii Franchuk was a Russian and Ukrainian economist, politician and engineer.
Anatoliy Romanovych Franchuk (; 8 September 1935 – 7 July 2021) was a Ukrainian politician.
Biography Franchuk graduated from the Krasnoyarsk State Technical University in 1961 and the Academy of National Economy in 1980. After serving in the Soviet Army and holding various engineering jobs within the USSR, he became Minister of Economy of the Republic of Crimea from 1991 to 1993. In 1994 the Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma, a family friend, appointed him as Prime Minister of Crimea against the elected separatist President of Crimea, Yuriy Meshkov. He eventually exercised power in Crimea in 1995 after the Ukrainian National Guard forcibly expelled Meshkov from Crimea. He served until 1996 and again served from 1997 to 1998.
As a member of the Revival party, he served in the Verkhovna Rada from 1995 to 2006.
His son, , was married to Olena Pinchuk, the daughter of former President Leonid Kuchma. and headed Naftogaz.
Anatoliy Franchuk died on 7 July 2021 at the age of 85.
Awards Order of Lenin Order of the October Revolution Order of the Red Banner of Labour USSR State Prize
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Ukrainian politician (1935–2021)
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Anatolii Franchuk was born on 8 September 1935 in Volodymyrivka.
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Anatolii Franchuk died on 7 July 2021.
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Anatolii Franchuk was an economist, politician and engineer.
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Anatolii Franchuk was Russian and Ukrainian.
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