Yuriy Meshkov

Yuriy Meshkov
President of Crimea
In office
16 February 1994 – 17 March 1995
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byPosition abolished
3rd Prime Minister of Crimea
In office
4 February 1994 – 6 October 1994
Preceded byBorys Samsonov
Succeeded byAnatoliy Franchuk
Personal details
Born(1945-10-25)25 October 1945
Died29 September 2019(2019-09-29) (aged 73)
PartyRepublican Party of Crimea
Other political
affiliations
Bloc "Russia"
Alma materMoscow State University (1977)
OccupationLawyer
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Yuri Aleksandrovich Meshkov (Ukrainian: Юрій Олександрович Мєшков, Yuriy Oleksandrovych Meshkov, Russian: Юрий Александрович Мешков; 25 October 1945 – 29 September 2019) was a Ukrainian politician and leader of the pro-Russian movement in Crimea. He served as the only President of Crimea from 1994 to 1995.

However, eleven days after his return to Crimea in 2011, which was his first visit since 1995, Meshkov was deported from Ukraine on 13 July 2011, with a five-year restriction on his entry.