President of Crimea
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The President of the Republic of Crimea (Ukrainian: Президент Республіки Крим; Russian: Президент Республики Крым) was the head of the state of the Republic of Crimea, Ukraine from February 16, 1994 to the time of its liquidation on March 17, 1995.[1]
The first round of voting in the Crimean presidential elections were held on October 14, 1993, and on January 30, 1994, the second round was held. With 72.9% of the vote,[2] the pro-Russian and Crimean separatist Yuriy Meshkov was declared the winner. He was the only person to hold the post of President of the Republic of Crimea.
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- ^ Laws of Ukraine. Verkhovna Rada law No. 93/95-вр: On the termination of the Constitution and some laws of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea. Passed on 1995-03-17. (Ukrainian)
- ^ New developments in Russia, Belarus and Ukraine (PDF) (English). Assembly of WEU p. 24 (December 4, 2001). Retrieved on 2007-08-07.