Vitaliy Masol
Vitaliy Masol Віталій Масол | |
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3rd Prime Minister of Ukraine | |
In office 16 June 1994 – 6 March 1995 | |
President | Leonid Kravchuk Leonid Kuchma |
Preceded by | Yukhym Zvyahilsky (Acting) |
Succeeded by | Yevhen Marchuk |
Chairmen of the Council of Ministers of Ukrainian SSR | |
In office July 10, 1987 – October 23, 1990 | |
President | Valentyna Shevchenko Volodymyr Ivashko (acting) Leonid Kravchuk (acting) |
Preceded by | Oleksandr Liashko |
Succeeded by | Vitold Fokin |
Head of DerzhPlan | |
In office January 1979 – July 1987 | |
Prime Minister | Oleksandr Liashko |
Preceded by | |
Succeeded by | Vitold Fokin |
People's Deputy of Ukraine | |
In office May 1990 – May 1994 | |
In office May 1994 – May 1998 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Vitaliy Andriyovych Masol 14 November 1928 Olyshivka, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
Died | 21 September 2018 Kyiv, Ukraine | (aged 89)
Political party | KPU |
Spouse(s) | Nina Masol |
Children | Ihor |
Alma mater | Kyiv Polytechnic Institute |
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Vitaliy Andriyovych Masol (Ukrainian: Віталій Андрійович Масол; 14 November 1928 – 21 September 2018) was a politician in his native Ukraine both during and after the era of the Soviet Union (USSR). He held various posts in the Ukrainian SSR, most notably the Head of the Council of Ministers, which is the equivalent of today's Prime Minister, from 1987 until late 1990, when he was forced to resign. He was later Prime Minister of Ukraine, confirmed in that post on 16 June 1994. He resigned from that post on 1 March 1995.[1]
Early life and career[]
Masol was born in a village near Chernihiv, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic on 14 November 1928.[2][3] He graduated in 1951 from Kyiv Polytechnic Institute with a degree in mechanical engineering. He worked as an engineer at the Novokramatorsk Machining Plant and rose to become the head of the technical department, the head of the mechanical shop and then the deputy chief engineer. In 1971, he was awarded a doctorate in technical science; his thesis was in regards to the fatigue strength of carbon steel used to manufacture ship propellers at the plant.[1]
Political career[]
In the Soviet Union[]
Masol was a member of the Communist Party of Ukraine.[4] In 1972, he became deputy chairman of the state planning committee in Ukraine at the invitation of First Secretary of the Communist Party of Ukraine, Vladimir Shcherbitsky. Shcherbitsky had intended to make him deputy minister for oil but decided that there was a more urgent vacancy on the committee. Masol later became chair of the committee and a member of the commission in charge of decontamination following the Chernobyl disaster. Masol became Deputy Head of the Ukrainian Council of Ministers on 16 January 1979.[citation needed]
He served as Head of the Council of Ministers (equivalent of today's Prime Minister) of the Ukrainian SSR from 1987 until 17 October 1990, when he was forced to resign and was replaced by Vitold Fokin.[1][5] He was forced into resignation by Ukrainian student protests and hunger strikes known as the Revolution on Granite.[1][6] Masol was a member of the Congress of People's Deputies of the Soviet Union between 1989 and 1991.[4]
In independent Ukraine[]
President Leonid Kravchuk's appointment of Masol as Prime Minister of Ukraine on 16 June 1994[1] with his image of "an advocate of state-controlled economy" was seen as a surprise and a pre-election concession to the communist-dominated Verkhovna Rada (Ukraine's parliament).[7] Masol was once again reinstated by President Leonid Kuchma.[1] Masol was against most of Kuchma's reform plans and openly so; he sometimes mobilized the Verkhovna Rada against Kuchma.[1] Masol resigned on 1 March 1995, but continued to attend meetings of the Verkhovna Rada.[1] Masol's two periods in this office saw the beginnings of the collapse of the Soviet Union and the establishment of a new political system in Ukraine.[8]
Awards[]
During his public service, Vitaliy Masol received numerous civil and state awards and recognition, including the Order of Lenin (in both 1966 and 1986), the Order of the October Revolution (in 1971), the Order of the Red Banner of Labour (in 1978), the Order of the Badge of Honour (in 1960), the Order of Merit 3rd class (in 1997) and 1st Class (in 2008), the Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise 5th Class (in 1998) and 4th Class (in 2003).[9]
Death[]
Masol died on September 21, 2018 in Kyiv,[10] at the age of 89.[11] The cause of death has not yet been revealed.[12]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h How Ukraine Became a Market Economy and Democracy by Anders Åslund, Peterson Institute for International Economics, 2009, ISBN 978-0881324273
- ^ Publications, Europa (25 September 2018). The International Who's Who 2004. Psychology Press. ISBN 9781857432176 – via Google Books.
- ^ Умер бывший премьер-министр Украины и УССР Виталий Масол. Segodnya (in Russian). 21 September 2018. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Умер экс-премьер Украины Виталий Масол Об этом сообщает Рамблер". Rambler (Russia) (in Russian). 21 September 2018. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
- ^ Eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States 1999, Routledge, 1998, ISBN 1857430581 (page 850)
- ^ Eastern Europe, Russia and Central Asia 2004, Routledge, 2003, ISBN 1857431871 (page 498)
Week in numbers, UNIAN (05 October 2015)
The lesson of the Revolution on Granite, Den (4 October 2016)
(in Ukrainian) "Revolution on Granite". Photos of October 1990, Ukrayinska Pravda (accessdate: 11 November 2017) - ^ "Choice of New Ukraine Premier Raises Questions About Reform". New York Times. June 17, 1994. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
- ^ Умер экс-премьер Украины Виталий Масол, рассказавший правду о Ющенко и Януковиче. Reply UA (in Russian). 21 September 2018. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
- ^ Ukrainian Government Website
- ^ ""Говоришь, Нина Васильевна приготовила пюре с телятиной. Так я к вам зайду?"". 24 September 2018.
- ^ Ex-Ukrainian PM Masol dies at 89, UNIAN (21 September 2018)
- ^ "Скончался бывший премьер Украины Виталий Масол". Ren TV. 21 September 2018. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
External links[]
- 1928 births
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- Burials at Baikove Cemetery
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- Communist Party of Ukraine (Soviet Union) politicians
- Politburo of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Ukraine (Soviet Union) members
- Directors of the State Planning Committee of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic
- Recipients of the Order of Lenin
- Recipients of the Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise
- Chevaliers of the Order of Merit (Ukraine)
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