1. Yevhen Omelianovych Petrushevych was a Ukrainian lawyer, politician, and president of the West Ukrainian People's Republic formed after the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian Empire in 1918.
12 Facts About Yevhen Petrushevych
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Yevhen Petrushevych was born on 3 June 1863, in the town of Busk, of Galicia into the family of an Eastern Catholic priest of noble background.
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Yevhen Petrushevych was regarded with favor by the people because of his professionalism in defending them from the self-will of powers.
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Yevhen Petrushevych became an active member of Ukrainian National Democratic Party formed in 1899.
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In 1907, Yevhen Petrushevych was elected to the Imperial Council of Cisleithania.
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Yevhen Petrushevych became one of the leaders and then a head of Ukrainian Parliament Club.
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On 9 June 1919 by decision of the top state authorities, Yevhen Petrushevych was granted the title of authorized dictator, which meant that he acted both as a president and a head of the government.
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In 1922 Yevhen Petrushevych headed Ukrainian delegation to Geneva where the international conference took place.
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Yevhen Petrushevych maintained contacts with the Soviet representatives in Vienna and Berlin, where he had moved in 1923.
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Yevhen Petrushevych continued receiving financial support at least until the end of the 1920s.
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Yevhen Petrushevych died on 29 August 1940 and was buried at Berlin cemetery of St Hedwig's Cathedral.
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On 1 November 2002, the remains of Yevhen Petrushevych were reburied at the Lychakiv Cemetery in Lviv on the initiative of Yuriy Ferentsevych.