1. Refat Abdurahman oglu Chubarov was born on 22 September 1957 and is a Crimean politician and public figure, leader of the Crimean Tatar national movement in Ukraine and worldwide.
10 Facts About Refat Chubarov
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In 1968, the Refat Chubarov family was allowed to return, but not to the southern coast of Crimea, so the family settled in Pryvilne.
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In 1983 Refat Chubarov graduated from the Moscow State Historic-Archive Institute.
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From 1989 to 1991, Refat Chubarov was a regional representative at the Riga city council, as a member of the Popular Front of Latvia faction, which favoured Latvian independence from the Soviet Union.
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Refat Chubarov served as Deputy Chairman of the Supreme Council of Crimea from 1995 to 1998 and as People's Deputy of Ukraine from 1998 to 2007.
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Refat Chubarov has served as the President of the Worldwide Congress of Crimean Tatars since 2009.
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In June 2014, Refat Chubarov vowed to boycott the September 2014 Crimean parliamentary election.
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From 15 May 2015, Refat Chubarov was a member of the Verkhovna Rada as a member of the Petro Poroshenko Bloc.
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Russia accused Refat Chubarov of calling for secession of Crimea from Russia.
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Refat Chubarov again took part in the July 2019 Ukrainian parliamentary election, this time for the party Strength and Honor.