Oleksandr Oleksandrovych Omelchenko was a Ukrainian politician who served as mayor of Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine, first elected in 1999.
13 Facts About Oleksandr Omelchenko
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Oleksandr Omelchenko was the President of both the Association of the Cities of Ukraine and the Ice Hockey Federation of Ukraine.
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Oleksandr Omelchenko died on 25 November 2021, aged 83, after being infected with COVID-19 which caused a lesion of the lungs.
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Oleksandr Omelchenko was born on 9 August 1938, in Vinnytsia Oblast.
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Oleksandr Omelchenko became the chief engineer of the construction plant and the first deputy chairman of Kyivmiskbud.
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On recordings, which were termed the "Second Cassette Scandal" and released in early January 2002, Oleksandr Omelchenko demonstrably urged Viktor Yushchenko to have the Yushchenko-led Our Ukraine bloc and the Oleksandr Omelchenko-led Unity bloc oust Viktor Medvedchuk as first vice speaker of the Rada.
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The recordings revealed that Oleksandr Omelchenko virulently opposed Medvedchuk and the Medvedchuk led SDPU, which supported Leonid Kuchma.
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Oleksandr Omelchenko was a candidate in the 2004 Ukrainian presidential election, nominated by the Unity Party, which he formerly chaired.
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Oleksandr Omelchenko was the only candidate for President whose son was a deputy in the Verkhovna Rada.
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Oleksandr Omelchenko's program included the urgent withdrawal of Ukrainian forces from Iraq.
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Oleksandr Omelchenko proceeded to voluntarily leave the faction the next month.
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Oleksandr Omelchenko did not participate in the 2014 Ukrainian parliamentary election.
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On 18 November 2021, Oleksandr Omelchenko was admitted to hospital after being infected with COVID-19 that had caused a lesion of the lungs.