Bohdan Horyn | |
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People's Deputy of Ukraine | |
In office 1990–1998 |
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Personal details | |
Born |
Bohdan Mykhailovych Horyn 10 February 1936 Kniselo, Lwów Voivodeship, Second Polish Republic |
Nationality | Ukrainian |
Political party |
People's Movement of Ukraine Republican Christian Party |
Spouse(s) | Oksana (b. 1939) |
Alma mater | Lviv University |
Occupation | Human rights activist, politician |
Profession | journalist, philologist |
Awards |
Bohdan Horyn (Ukrainian: Богдан Миколайович Горинь; born 10 February 1936 in Kniselo, Lwów Voivodeship) is an Ukrainian human rights activist and dissident. He was a People's Deputy of the first and second convocations of the Verkhovna Rada from May 15, 1990 to May 12, 1998.
His older brother is Mykhailo Horyn (1930-2013), also was a Ukrainian human rights activist and Soviet dissident.