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[[Leonid Kuchma]] (b. 1938) was elected as [[Ukraine]]'s second president in free and fair elections in 1994, defeating [[Leonid Kravchuk]]. Kuchma was reelected in November 1999 to another five-year term, with 56% of the vote. He left office in 2005. Despite numerous scandals he was credited with removing the Soviet era restrictions and sponsoring capitalism, which led to high rates of economic growth. He downplayed conflicts with [[Russia]].
Kuchma, a rocket engineer was a technocrat in the aerospace industry before becoming prime minister in 1992-93.
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Kuchma, a rocket engineer was a technocrat in the aerospace industry before becoming prime minister in 1992-93.
[[category:Ukraine]]
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kuchma, Leonid}}