National Salvation Committee

The National Salvation Committee (Ukrainian: Форум національного порятунку, Russian: Форум национального спасения) was a loose organization in opposition against Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma[1] led by Yulia Tymoshenko from February 9, 2001;[2][3] after her dismissal as Deputy Prime Minister for fuel and energy sector in the cabinet of Viktor Yushchenko in January 2001 and during the Ukraine without Kuchma-protests.[4] In November 2001 it merged into the Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc.[2][4]

References
  1. (in Russian)/(website has automatic Google Translate option) Small biography of Anatoliy Matviyenko, LIGA
  2. About Tymoshenko Archived 2009-09-26 at the Wayback Machine, Official website of Yulia Tymoshenko
  3. (in Ukrainian) ТИМОШЕНКО ОЧОЛИЛА ОПОЗИЦІЮ НА ВИБОРАХ, Ukrayinska Pravda (July 10, 2001)
  4. Europa World Year Book 2, Routledge, 2004, ISBN 978-1-85743-255-8, page 4295


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