Ukraine: Chairmen of the Central Rada: 1917-1918

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Ukraine: Chairmen of the Central Rada: 1917-1918
Holova Ukrajinsʹkoji Centralʹnoji Rady (Голова Української Центральної Ради) \| Chairman of the Ukrainian Central Rada [1]
15/28 Mar 1917 - 16/29 Apr 1918	Myxajlo Serhijovyč Hruševsʹkyj (Михайло Сергійович Грушевський) [2]


[1]	According to the information published in the official organ, Central Rada News, No. 1, 19 Mar 1917, p. 1, the Central Rada was constituted on 7/20 Mar 1917. However, the articles in a Kyiv newspaper, Kievskaja mysl' (Киевская мысль), mention a Central'naja Rada (Центральная Рада), reporting on the events of 3/16 Mar 1917 and 4/17 Mar 1917.
[2]	The minutes of the first meetings of the Central Rada are not known to be extant. According to the minutes, Fedir Ivanovyč Kryžanivsʹkyj (Федір Іванович Крижанівський) chaired the meetings held on 10/23, 12/25 and 13/26 Mar 1917, pending the arrival of Hruševsʹkyj who took chair on 15/28 Mar 1917. The resignation of Dmytro Ivanovyč Dorošenko (Дмитро Іванович Дорошенко) from the office of second deputy chairman (drugyj zastupnyk holovy\|другий заступник голови) was accepted at the meeting of 9/22 Mar 1917 but it is not known whether he ever presided at the sessions before that date.

Last update: 11 Apr 2024