Presidential elections were held in Ukraine on 1 December 1991. Leonid Kravchuk, the chairman of the Verkhovna Rada and de facto incumbent head of state, won with 61.6% of the vote, defeating five can
Leonid Kravchuk (left) and US president George H. W. Bush, 1992. Kravchuk's frequent meetings with foreign leaders led voters to view him as a symbol of stability.
Viacheslav Chornovil at a rally for the People's Movement of Ukraine in Kryvyi Rih, 1990. Chornovil travelled throughout southern and eastern Ukraine both to support his presidential campaign and the independence referendum.
Levko Lukianenko (right) at a campaign rally in Pyriatyn, 8 September
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The Democratic Party of Ukraine is a political party in Ukraine registered in 1991. Until 2006 it had a parliamentary representation, but after associating itself with the People's Democratic Party, t
