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[[Image:Vyshnevetsky.jpg|right|thumb|Dmytro Vyshnevetsky]]
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[[Image:Vyshnevetsky.jpg|right|thumb|[[Dmytro Vyshnevetsky]] Hetman in 1550]]
 
'''Dmytro Vyshnevetsky''' ([[Ukrainian]]: Дмитро Вишневецький; [[Polish]]: Dymitr Wiśniowiecki) was a [[hetman]] of the [[Ukrainian Kozak]]s.
 
'''Dmytro Vyshnevetsky''' ([[Ukrainian]]: Дмитро Вишневецький; [[Polish]]: Dymitr Wiśniowiecki) was a [[hetman]] of the [[Ukrainian Kozak]]s.
    
Vyshnevetsky was probably born in [[Vyshnivets]].<ref>http://www.day.kiev.ua/150326/</ref> He was of the influential and rich Vyshnevetsky family, and was elected [[hetman]] in 1550. He was the first hetman.  Under his leadership, the [[Zaporozhian Sich]] was constructed on [[Khortytsya]] Island.   
 
Vyshnevetsky was probably born in [[Vyshnivets]].<ref>http://www.day.kiev.ua/150326/</ref> He was of the influential and rich Vyshnevetsky family, and was elected [[hetman]] in 1550. He was the first hetman.  Under his leadership, the [[Zaporozhian Sich]] was constructed on [[Khortytsya]] Island.   
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Vyshnevetsky was crucial in the development of the power of [[Ukrainian Kozak]]s.  He implemented strict military discipline, and aided in the development of [[Ukrainian Kozak|Kozak]] government and traditions.  He is also known for his use of cunning diplomacy and negotiations with his neighbors.
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Vyshnevetsky was crucial in the development of the power of [[Ukrainian Kozak]]s.  He implemented strict military discipline, and aided in the development of Kozak government and traditions.  He is also known for his use of cunning diplomacy and negotiations with his neighbors.
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Vyshnevetsky is remembered as one of the greatest Kozaks, and as a father of [[Ukraine]].  It should be noted however that he was the grandfather of [[Yarema Wiśniowiecki]], one of the enemies of the [[Ukrainian Kozak]] state.  He appears on a ten [[Hryvnia]] coin in [[Ukraine]].  
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Vyshnevetsky is remembered as one of the greatest Kozaks, and as a father of [[Ukraine]].  It should be noted however that he was the grandfather of [[Yarema Wiśniowiecki]], one of the enemies of the [[Ukrainian Kozak]] state.  He appears on a ten [[Hryvnia]] coin in Ukraine.  
    
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== References ==
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[[category:Hetmans of Ukrainian Kozaks]]
 
[[category:Hetmans of Ukrainian Kozaks]]
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[[category:Ukraine]]
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