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When did Leonid Kravchuk serve as Ukraine's president?

  • 1991-1994

  • 1986-1989

  • 1998-2002

  • 2005-2010

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Leonid Kravchuk served as Ukraine's first president from 1991 to 1994. He came to power following Ukraine's declaration of independence from the Soviet Union in August 1991 and played a key role in negotiating the dissolution of the USSR later that year. As president, Kravchuk oversaw the country's transition to independence, including the establishment of a new currency and the formation of a new military.
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