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What was the impact of the dioxin poisoning on Viktor Yushchenko?

  • It caused him to lose vision

  • It resulted in amnesia

  • It caused his disfigurement

  • It caused paralysis

Answer

Viktor Yushchenko was a Ukrainian politician who was President of Ukraine from 2005 to 2010. In 2004, Yushchenko was poisoned with dioxin, which caused his disfigurement. The poisoning was widely believed to have been carried out by Ukrainian political rivals in an attempt to prevent Yushchenko from becoming President.
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