Petro Mirchuk
Ukrainian writer and leading member of the Ukrainian liberation movement
About Petro Mirchuk
Lived 1913 – 1999 (aged 85). Petro Mirchuk was an Austrian and Ukrainian historian, journalist and politician.
Petro Yuriiovych Mirchuk (June 26, 1913 – May 16, 1999) was a Ukrainian writer living in the United States and a leading member of the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists. Mirchuk headed the OUN's propaganda apparatus in 1939. He was an activist of the Bandera faction of OUN (known as OUN-B). During World War II, he was imprisoned in Auschwitz, Mauthausen, and other concentration camps. He entered the United States as a displaced person after the war. He authored several books about the OUN and UPA, and wrote the first biography of Stefan Bandera.
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Who was Petro Mirchuk?
Ukrainian writer and leading member of the Ukrainian liberation movement (1913-1999)
When was Petro Mirchuk born?
Petro Mirchuk was born on 26 June 1913 in Dobrivliani.
When did Petro Mirchuk die?
Petro Mirchuk died on 16 May 1999 in Philadelphia.
What was Petro Mirchuk's occupation?
Petro Mirchuk was a historian, journalist and politician.
What nationality was Petro Mirchuk?
Petro Mirchuk was Austrian and Ukrainian.
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