National Salvation Committee

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The National Salvation Committee (Ukrainian: Форум національного порятунку, Russian: Форум национального спасения) was a loose organization in opposition against Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma[1] led by Yulia Tymoshenko from February 9, 2001;[2][3] after her dismissal as Deputy Prime Minister for fuel and energy sector in the cabinet of Viktor Yushchenko in January 2001 and during the Ukraine without Kuchma-protests.[4] In November 2001 it merged into the Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc.[2][4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ (in Russian)/(website has automatic Google Translate option) Small biography of Anatoliy Matviyenko, LIGA
  2. ^ a b About Tymoshenko Archived 2009-09-26 at the Wayback Machine, Official website of Yulia Tymoshenko
  3. ^ (in Ukrainian) ТИМОШЕНКО ОЧОЛИЛА ОПОЗИЦІЮ НА ВИБОРАХ, Ukrayinska Pravda (July 10, 2001)
  4. ^ a b Europa World Year Book 2, Routledge, 2004, ISBN 978-1-85743-255-8, page 4295