Andriy Chornovil

Andriy Chornovil
Candidate for
President of Ukraine
Election date
31 October 2004
Opponent25
IncumbentLeonid Kuchma
Personal details
Born (1962-06-21) 21 June 1962 (age 62)
Lviv, Ukrainian SSR
CitizenshipUkraine
NationalityUkrainian
ChildrenVyacheslav (son)
ResidenceLviv
Alma materDanylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University (pediatrician)
OccupationDocent of the Department of infectious disease
member of the Lviv Regional Council
Military service
AllegianceSoviet Union
Branch/serviceArmoured Forces
Years of service1988-1990
RankCaptain
Unitin Kaliningrad Oblast
Military occupationdoctor/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.

  1. ^ "Poll shows Ukrainian premier leading opposition candidate". Interfax-Ukraine news agency via BBC. 12 October 2004. Retrieved 11 February 2011.
  2. ^ "Five more presidential candidates registered in Ukraine". Era (Kiev) via BBC. 28 July 2004. Retrieved 11 February 2011.

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