[[File:German Foreign Minister Welcomes Ukrainian President Yanukovych.jpg|thumb|Former [[Germany|German]] foreign minister Guido Westerwelle (left) welcomes Yanukovych (right).]]
[[File:German Foreign Minister Welcomes Ukrainian President Yanukovych.jpg|thumb|Former [[Germany|German]] foreign minister Guido Westerwelle (left) welcomes Yanukovych (right).]]
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'''Viktor Yanukovych''' (July 9, 1950 - ) was the [[conservative]] president of [[Ukraine]] from 2010 to 2014, until forced out by a [[Leftist]] revolution. He is a former [[Communist]] (as nearly everyone was during that period from that area of the world), and was leader of his Pro-[[Russia]]n "Party of Regions."
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'''Viktor Yanukovych''' (July 9, 1950 - ) was the [[conservative]] president of [[Ukraine]] from 2010 to 2014, until forced out by a [[Leftist]] revolution. He is a former [[Communist]] bureaucrat during the period of [[single party rule]] (as nearly everyone was during that period from that area of the world), and became the leader of his Pro-[[Russia]]n "Party of Regions" in the multiparty system.