Yury Meshkov
president of Crimea
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history of Ukraine
- In Ukraine: State building and diplomacy
…increased in 1994: separatist leader Yury Meshkov was elected Crimean president in January, and a referendum calling for sovereignty was passed two months later. Meshkov proved to be an inept leader, however, and he quickly alienated his own supporters. By September he and the Crimean parliament were locked in a…
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