Andriy Chornovil | |
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Candidate for President of Ukraine | |
Election date 31 October 2004 | |
Opponent | 25 |
Incumbent | Leonid Kuchma |
Personal details | |
Born | Lviv, Ukrainian SSR | 21 June 1962
Citizenship | Ukraine |
Nationality | Ukrainian |
Children | Vyacheslav (son) |
Residence | Lviv |
Alma mater | Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University (pediatrician) |
Occupation | Docent of the Department of infectious disease member of the Lviv Regional Council |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Soviet Union |
Branch/service | Armoured Forces |
Years of service | 1988-1990 |
Rank | Captain |
Unit | in Kaliningrad Oblast |
Military occupation | doctor/chief of regiment medical section |
Andriy Vyacheslavovych Chornovil (Ukrainian: Андрій В'ячеславович Чорновіл) was a self-nominated candidate in the 2004 Ukrainian presidential election.[1] In the election he collected over 36,000 votes, placing 11th place.
He is an elder son of the famous Ukrainian dissident and a leader of People's Movement of Ukraine, Vyacheslav Chornovil. Andriy has a brother, Taras Chornovil. Andriy Chornovil is a deputy of Lviv regional council.[2] Since June 2004 he has been an Assistant Professor of Infection Illnesses at the National Medical University of Lviv. From 2002 to 2003, he was a leading expert at the board of health care of the Lviv Regional State Administration, and a senior inspector of Western regional customs.