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Ukrainian presidential election, 1991

Ukrainian presidential election, 1991
Ukraine
1 December 1991 1994 →
  Leonid Kravchuk Viacheslav Chornovil
Nominee Leonid Kravchuk Viacheslav Chornovil
Party Independent People's Movement
Popular vote 19,643,481 7,420,727
Percentage 61.59% 23.27%

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Results of the 1991 presidential election. Kravchuk won in all but three western provinces, which were won by Chornovil.

President before election

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Elected President

Leonid Kravchuk
Nonpartisan


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Leonid Kravchuk
Nonpartisan

A presidential election was held in Ukraine on 1 December 1991. They were the first direct presidential elections in the country's history, the first completely free national elections of any sort since 1918, and only the second free elections in the country's history. Leonid Kravchuk, the Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada and de facto acting president, was elected with 61.6% of the vote.

An independence referendum took place on the same day, with 91 percent voting to secede from the Soviet Union. All six presidential candidates supported independence and campaigned for a "yes" vote in the referendum.


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