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Leonid Danylovych Kuchma is a Ukrainian politician who was the second president of Ukraine from 19 July 1994 to 23 January 2005.After a successful career in the machine-building industry of the Soviet Union, Kuchma began his political career in 1990, when he was elected to the Verkhovna Rada ; he was re-elected in 1994. He served as Prime Minister of Ukraine between October 1992 and September 1993.

Kuchma took office after winning the 1994 presidential election against his rival, incumbent President Leonid Kravchuk. Kuchma won re-election for an additional five-year term in 1999. Corruption accelerated after Kuchma's election in 1994, but in 2000–2001, his power began to weaken in the face of exposures in the media. Kuchma's administration began a campaign of media censorship in 1999, leading to arrests of journalists, the death of Georgiy Gongadze, and the subsequent Cassette Scandal and mass protests. The Ukrainian economy continued to decline until 1999, whereas growth was recorded since 2000, bringing relative prosperity to some segments of urban residents. During his presidency, Ukrainian-Russian ties began to improve.Kuchma declined to seek a third term in office, instead supporting Party of Regions candidate Viktor Yanukovych for the 2004 election. Following public protests over the alleged electoral fraud which escalated into the Orange Revolution, Kuchma took a neutral stance and was a mediator between Viktor Yushchenko and Viktor Yanukovych. Between 2014 and 2020, Kuchma was a special presidential representative of Ukraine at the quasi peace talks regarding the ongoing War in Donbas.

Kuchma's legacy has proven controversial, and he has been described as authoritarian by various sources. Widespread corruption and media censorship under Kuchma's administration continue to have an impact on Ukraine today, and he has been accused of promoting oligarchism. Wikipedia  

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Famous Leonid Kuchma Quotes

“In the past two years, the world has seen how true that is and has come to see this approach as the right one. Let us remember the old truism that prevention is better than cure. This is how we can finally triumph over the HIV/AIDS pandemic.”

Leonid Kuchma

Speech at the 58th session of the United Nations General Assembly (excerpts) (2003)

“Mobilizing the efforts of the various strata and sectors of our societies could become a powerful driving force for progress in the fight against the AIDS pandemic.”

Leonid Kuchma

Speech at the 58th session of the United Nations General Assembly (excerpts) (2003)

“Time requires of all of us to act in unity with resolve and to assume the responsibility for the future of the United Nations.”

Leonid Kuchma

Speech at the 55th session of the United Nations General Assembly (excerpts) (2000)

“Unfortunately, criminals and malefactors have been increasingly enjoying the advantages of the information revolution. I would like to invite you to consider the appropriateness of working out an international instrument to combat computer terrorism.”

Leonid Kuchma

Speech at the 55th session of the United Nations General Assembly (excerpts) (2000)

“I am convinced that nuclear weapons are useless and unpromising as an instrument of State policy. It is necessary to do everything possible to make sure that in the new millennium mankind gets rid once and for all of the fear of devastating nuclear disaster.”

Leonid Kuchma

Speech at the 55th session of the United Nations General Assembly (excerpts) (2000)

“Like every people on earth, my compatriots want to live in a democratic country, without fear for their future and the life and destiny of coming generations.”

Leonid Kuchma

Speech at the 55th session of the United Nations General Assembly (excerpts) (2000)

Leonid Kuchma Quotes about the world

“The future of the world order, of the United Nations and of every country, is our common future. Thus, while deciding today on the fate of the United Nations, we should be aware that we are also determining our own destiny.”

Leonid Kuchma

Speech at the 52nd session of the United Nations General Assembly (excerpts) (1997)

“The disappearance of a world divided into antagonistic systems is related to profound internal transformations in post-socialist countries. I am convinced of the need to establish the most favourable regime possible for those countries’ integration into the international community.”

Leonid Kuchma

Speech at the 50th session of the United Nations General Assembly (excerpts) (1995)

“The history of mankind testifies that peace and development, democratization and the humanization of the world community are integral components of the general global process.”

Leonid Kuchma

Speech at the 49th session of the United Nations General Assembly (excerpts) (1994)

Leonid Kuchma Quotes

“It is generally acknowledged that the future of the European security architecture as an important element of global security should be based on principles of comprehensiveness, indivisibility and partnership, and, in the long run, on collective rather than unilateral action.”

Leonid Kuchma

Speech at the 52nd session of the United Nations General Assembly (excerpts) (1997)

Partnership , Future

“With the era of great ideological confrontation behind us, mankind has managed to decrease the threat of self-destruction by nuclear conflagration and to establish sufficiently reliable mechanisms of international security.”

Leonid Kuchma

Speech at the 50th session of the United Nations General Assembly (excerpts) (1995)

“It is time for everyone finally to realize that sustainable development is not only necessary for maintaining the existing security systems at the global, regional and national levels, but is also an objective condition for the existence and development of our entire civilization.”

Leonid Kuchma

Speech at the 49th session of the United Nations General Assembly (excerpts) (1994)

Time

“An old truth asserts that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.”

Leonid Kuchma

Speech at the 49th session of the United Nations General Assembly (excerpts) (1994)

Truth

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