Stefan Romaniw

Stefan Romaniw OAM (Ukrainian: Стефан Ількович Романів; born 12 November 1955 in Melbourne, Australia) is a Ukrainian-Australian activist currently serving as the Co-chair of the Australian Federation of Ukrainian Organisations[1][2] and the First Vice President of the Ukrainian World Congress.[3][4] According to historian Gregorsz Rossolinski-Liebe, he was also elected leader of the Organisation of Ukrainian Nationalists in 2009.[3]

Stefan Romaniw
OAM
First Vice President of the Ukrainian World Congress
Assumed office
2018
Personal details
Born (1955-11-12) November 12, 1955
Melbourne, Australia
ProfessionActivist

Romaniw was formerly the chairperson of the Victorian Multicultural Commission and Multicultural Arts and has received the Order of Australia Medal.[5][6]

Romaniw was the head of the OUN-B from 2009[4] to December 2022, when Oleh Medunytsia was unanimously elected to replace him.[7]

References
  1. "Ukraine attack: 'Why is this tyrant being allowed to do this?'". 9now.nine.com.au. Retrieved 2022-12-08.
  2. "Co-Chairperson — Australian Federation of Ukrainian Organisations". www.ozeukes.com. Retrieved 2022-12-08.
  3. Rossolinski, Grzegorz (2014). Stepan Bandera: The Life and Afterlife of a Ukrainian Nationalist : Fascism, Genocide, and Cult. Columbia University Press. p. 417. ISBN 978-3-8382-0684-4. In 2009 the Twelfth Great Congress of the OUN elected Stefan Romaniw as leader of the OUN. Both Haidamakha and Romaniw grew up in the diaspora and were recruited to the OUN when they were members of SUM. Like many other OUN diaspora nationalists, the OUN Leader Romaniw has also been an activist of multiculturalism.
  4. Kuzio, Taras (2015-06-23). Ukraine: Democratization, Corruption, and the New Russian Imperialism: Democratization, Corruption, and the New Russian Imperialism. ABC-CLIO. pp. xx. ISBN 978-1-4408-3503-2.
  5. State Government of Victoria, Australia (2019). "Stefan Romaniw OAM".
  6. "Stefan Romaniw - Ukrainian World Congress". www.ukrainianworldcongress.org. Retrieved 2022-09-27.
  7. "For the first time, a citizen of Ukraine by birth was elected as the head of the OUN(b)". Istorychna Pravda (in Ukrainian). 16 December 2022. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
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