Yevhen Petrushevych

Ukrainian political leader

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Yevhen Petrushevych was a prominent Ukrainian political leader who served as the head of the government of the Western Ukrainian National Republic. This entity was declared in October 1918, encompassing Galicia, northern Bukovina, and Transcarpathia. Petrushevych's government relocated its seat to Stanyslaviv (now Ivano-Frankivsk) after Ukrainian forces occupied Lviv.

Despite a proclaimed act of union with the Ukrainian National Republic in Kyiv in January 1919, political integration was hindered by ongoing hostilities. Ultimately, the Poles gained control of Galicia by July 1919, forcing Petrushevych and his government into exile in Vienna, where they continued diplomatic efforts against the Polish occupation.1

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…and the government, headed by Yevhen Petrushevych, transferred its seat to Stanyslaviv (now Ivano-Frankivsk). On January 22, 1919, an act of union of the two Ukrainian states was proclaimed in Kyiv, but actual political integration was prevented by the ongoing hostilities. These ultimately took an unfavourable turn for the Ukrainians,…
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…and the government, headed by Yevhen Petrushevych, transferred its seat to Stanyslaviv (now Ivano-Frankivsk). On January 22, 1919, an act of union of the two Ukrainian states was proclaimed in Kyiv, but actual political integration was prevented by the ongoing hostilities. These ultimately took an unfavourable turn for the Ukrainians,…
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