Mykola Rohozhynskyy

Mykola Volodymyrovych Rohozhynsky (; born 28 August 1965) was a self-nominated candidate in the 2004 Ukrainian presidential election.

Early life and career Rohozhynskyy was born on 28 August 1965 in Kyiv, which was then part of the Ukrainian SSR in the Soviet Union, into a large family. His father, Vladimir (Volodymyr), was a participant in World War II and a factory worker and his mother, Valentyna, was a disabled front-line worker and teacher of Ukrainian language and literature.

Political career When vying for the 2004 election, he promised to switch the Ukrainian economy through an innovative development model focused on the hi-tech sector, modernization of science and education, investment in intellectual and labor potential of a human being. His promise includes the turning of companies that comprise the geostrategic potential of Ukraine into joint-stock companies with a majority ownership by state.

In the first round of the election, he polled 10,242 votes, 0.03% of the total, and was eliminated from the second round.