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were held in

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on 1 December 1991,

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& Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1976 the first direct presidential elections in the country's history.

Leonid Kravchuk Leonid Makarovych Kravchuk ( uk, Леонід Макарович Кравчук; 10 January 1934 – 10 May 2022) was a Ukrainian politician and the first president of Ukraine, serving from 5 December 1991 until 19 July 1994. In 1992, he signed ...

, the

Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada The Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine ( uk, Голова Верховної Ради України, Holova Verkhovnoi Rady Ukrainy) is the presiding officer of the Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine's unicameral parliament. The chairman presides ...

and ''de facto'' acting president, ran as an independent candidate and was elected with 61.6% of the vote.Independence - over 90% vote yes in referendum; Kravchuk elected president of Ukraine
, '' The Ukrainian Weekly'', 8 December 1991 An independence referendum held on the same day saw 92 percent of voters voting to secede from the

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. All six presidential candidates supported independence and had campaigned for a "yes" vote in the referendum.

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* Chrystyna Lalpychak.
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Ukrainian Weekly ''The Ukrainian Weekly'' is the oldest English-language newspaper of the Ukrainian diaspora in the United States, and North America. Founded by the Ukrainian National Association, and published continuously since October 6, 1933, archived copies ...

. December 8, 1991 {{1991 presidential election candidates, Ukraine

Presidential election A presidential election is the election of any head of state whose official title is President. Elections by country Albania The president of Albania is elected by the Assembly of Albania who are elected by the Albanian public. Chile The p ...

Presidential elections in Ukraine

December 1991 events in Europe Leonid Kravchuk