About Viacheslav Prokopovych
Lived 1881 – 1942 (aged 60). Viacheslav Prokopovych was a Russian and Ukrainian historian, opinion journalist, diplomat, secondary school teacher, librarian and politician.
Viacheslav Kostiantynovych Prokopovych (; 22 June 1881 – 7 June 1942 ) was a Ukrainian politician and historian.
Early life Prokopovych was born on 22 June 1881 in the city of Kiev, which was then part of the Russian Empire (now Kyiv, Ukraine). He was the son of a priest named Kostiantyn Prokopovych. At the end of World War I, he was a member of the Ukrainian Party of Socialists-Federalists (UPSF) and Central Rada. In 1918, he served as the minister of education in a cabinet of Ukrainian People's Republic (UNR), headed by Vsevolod Holubovych. On 26 May 1920, Viacheslav Prokopovych became the prime minister of the UNR until 14 October 1920.
At the beginning of 1921 the government went into exile. The cabinet was headed twice by Prokopovych (March – August 1921, and May 1926 – October 1939). In 1925–1939, he was also a founder and chief editor of Tryzub, published in Paris.
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Who was Viacheslav Prokopovych?
Ukrainian politician (1881-1942)
When was Viacheslav Prokopovych born?
Viacheslav Prokopovych was born on 10 June 1881 in Kyiv.
When did Viacheslav Prokopovych die?
Viacheslav Prokopovych died on 7 June 1942 in Bessancourt.
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Viacheslav Prokopovych was a historian, opinion journalist, diplomat, secondary school teacher, librarian and politician.
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Viacheslav Prokopovych was Russian and Ukrainian.
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