Valentyna Shevchenko | |
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Валентина Шевченко | |
| Chairman of thePresidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Ukrainian SSR | |
| In office 22 November 1984 – 1990 | |
| First Secretary | Volodymyr Shcherbytsky |
| Preceded by | Oleksiy Vatchenko |
| Succeeded by | Vladimir Ivashko |
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| Born | (1935-03-12)12 March 1935 |
| Died | 3 February 2020(2020-02-03) (aged 84) |
| Political party | Communist Party of the Soviet Union |
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Valentyna Semenivna Shevchenko (Ukrainian:Валентина Семенівна Шевченко; 12 March 1935 – 3 February 2020) was the Chairperson of the Presidium of Supreme Soviet of theUkrainian SSR.
Shevchenko was born the daughter of a miner, Semen Solianyk, inKryvyi Rih,Dnipropetrovsk Oblast,Soviet Union.
From 1975 to 1985, Shevchenko was deputy chairperson of the Supreme Council Presidium of theUkrainian SSR. After the death ofOleksiy Vatchenko, she began acting as the chairwoman until her official appointment on petition ofVolodymyr Shcherbytsky.
In 1989 Shevchenko refused to sign prohibition against thePeople's Movement of Ukraine.
From September 1997 on she was the honorary president of the National Fund ofsocial defence of mothers and children: "Ukraine – children".
Shevchenko died on 3 February 2020 at the age of 84.[1]
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| Preceded by | Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Ukrainian SSR 1984–1990 | Succeeded by |
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