List of Presidents of Ukraine
| President of Ukraine | |
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| Residence | Mariyinsky Palace |
| Appointer | Popular election |
| Term length | Five years, renewable once |
| Constituting instrument | Constitution of Ukraine |
| Inaugural holder |
Leonid Kravchuk, 5 December 1991 |
| Formation | Law "On the President of the Ukrainian SSR," 5 July 1991 |
| Succession | Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada |
| Website | president |
The modern Ukrainian presidency was formed when the Verkhovna Rada of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic passed a law on 5 July 1991 establishing the office of the "President of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic." Upon the proclamation of Ukrainian independence from the Soviet Union on 24 August 1991, the title was changed to the "President of Ukraine." The first election of the President of Ukraine was contested on 1 December 1991, which was won by Leonid Kravchuk.
All five presidents have been people's deputies of the Verkhovna Rada prior to their election. Kravchuk was the first president to have resigned from the office, following a power struggle between him and Prime Minister Leonid Kuchma. After the 2014 Ukrainian revolution, Viktor Yanukovych abandoned his office and fled the country. He was subsequently impeached, and replaced with Oleksandr Turchynov as the Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada, who takes on as acting president when the office is vacant. Early presidential elections were contested on 25 May 2014, which were won by Petro Poroshenko; Poroshenko was inaugurated as the fifth president on 7 June 2014. On 18 June 2015 Yanukovych was officially deprived of the title of President of Ukraine.
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