Wasyl Kushnir
Wasyl Kushnir | |
|---|---|
| 1st President of the World Congress of Free Ukrainians | |
| In office 1973–1978 | |
| Preceded by | Antin Melnyk |
| Succeeded by | Mykola Plaviuk |
| In office 1967–1969 | |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Lesawyer |
| 1st President of the Ukrainian Canadian Committee | |
| In office 1959–1971 | |
| Preceded by | Serge Sawchuk |
| Succeeded by | Peter Kondra |
| In office 1940–1953 | |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Antony Yaremovich |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 17, 1893 |
| Died | September 25, 1979 (aged 86) Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
| Resting place | All Saints Cemetery, Rural Municipality of West St. Paul |
| Citizenship | Austria-Hungary Canada |
| Alma mater | |
| Occupation | Priest and political activist |
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Wasyl "Basil" Kushnir OC (Ukrainian: Василь Михайлович Кушнір, romanized: Vasyl Mykailovych Kushnir; September 17, 1893 – September 25, 1979) was a Ukrainian priest and political activist who was elected as the president of the World Congress of Free Ukrainians (WCFU) from 1967 to 1969 and 1973 to 1978, and Ukrainian Canadian Committee (UCC) from 1940 to 1953 and 1959 to 1971.