1. Leonid Oleksandrovych Kozhara is a former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine.
13 Facts About Leonid Kozhara
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However, on 25 March 2020 Leonid Kozhara was arrested by security forces on charges of murdering advertising mogul Serhiy Starytsky on 21 February 2020, and on 23 September 2022, the party "Socialists" was banned by Ukraine.
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Leonid Kozhara graduated from Kyiv State University in 1985 with a bachelor's degree in international law.
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From 1990 to 1992 Leonid Kozhara worked as a senior adviser at the parliamentary secretariat.
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In 2002, Leonid Kozhara was appointed Ambassador of Ukraine to Sweden which he held the position until 2004.
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From 2006 to 2012 Leonid Kozhara was a member of Verkhovna Rada from Party of Regions.
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Leonid Kozhara worked in the parliamentary committee on foreign affairs.
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In 2011, Leonid Kozhara served as the first deputy of the Party of Regions.
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Leonid Kozhara was placed at number 9 on the electoral list of the party during the October 2012 Ukrainian parliamentary election.
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In December 2012 Leonid Kozhara was appointed minister of foreign affairs.
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Leonid Kozhara did not participate in the 2014 Ukrainian parliamentary election.
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On 25 March 2020 Leonid Kozhara was arrested by security forces on charges of murdering advertising mogul Serhiy Starytsky on 21 February 2020.
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Leonid Kozhara was allegedly shot dead in the house of Kozhara and his wife, Maryna Kozerod, in village Chaiky, the suburb of Kyiv, on 21 February 2020.