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Volodymyr Zamana

b. 1959

Ukrainian general

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About Volodymyr Zamana

Born 1959.

Volodymyr Mykhailovych Zamana (; born 3 December 1959) is a Ukrainian colonel general, and Chief of the General Staff from 2012 to 2014. On 19 February 2014, at the height of the February 2014 Euromaidan riots, president Viktor Yanukovych dismissed Zamana from his position as Chief of the General Staff, replacing him with pro-Russian Admiral Yuriy Ilyin. After Yanukovych fled the country for Russia, Zamana was installed as a parliamentary commissioner in control of defence minister by the Parliament of Ukraine on 22 February 2014.

On 25 February 2019 Zamana was detained on charges of high treason.

At the height of the February 2014 Euromaidan riots, President Victor Yanukovych (who had earlier promoted Zamana to Chief of the General Staff) sacked Zamana, replacing him with Admiral Yuriy Ilyin on 19 February 2014. On 22 February 2014 the Ukrainian Parliament voted to install Zamana as the Ukrainian Parliamentary Commissioner for the control of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine as the Minister of Defense Pavlo Lebedyev fled to Crimea. When the Second Azarov Government was replaced with the Yatsenyuk Government Lebediev was replaced with Admiral Ihor Tenyukh.

On 25 February 2019 Zamana was detained on charges of high treason.

Zamana took part in the July 2019 Ukrainian parliamentary election for the party Strength and Honor. But in the election the party won 3.82%, not enough to clear the 5% election threshold and thus no parliamentary seats.

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Important facts

Birth century
Positions held
Minister of Defense of Ukraine
Awards
Order of Merit (Ukraine), 3rd class; Medal "For Irreproachable Service"; "Veteran of military service" medal; Jubilee Medal "70 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR"; Medal "For Impeccable Service", 3rd class

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Volodymyr Zamana?

Ukrainian general

When was Volodymyr Zamana born?

Volodymyr Zamana was born on 3 December 1959 in Borzna Raion.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Volodymyr Zamana

· Wikidata: Q12105702

· DBpedia: Volodymyr Zamana

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