Yuriy Kravchenko

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Yuriy Kravchenko Юрій Кравченко
Born	March 5, 1951 Oleksandriia, Kirovohrad Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Died	March 4, 2005 near Kiev, Ukraine
Occupation	Ukrainian police officer and statesman

Yuriy Fedorovych Kravchenko (Ukrainian: Юрій Федорович Кравченко; March 5, 1951–March 4, 2005), was a Ukrainian police officer and statesman. In 2000, while a Minister of Internal Affairs, Kravchenko became directly involved in the murder case of Georgiy Gongadze and subsequent Cassette Scandal. Later he was the governor of Kherson Oblast (December 2001 to April 2002) and Head of the State Tax Administration of Ukraine (December 2002 to June 2003).

Contents 1 Early biography 2 Gongadze Case and Cassette Scandal 3 Post-scandal career 4 Suspicious death 5 See also 6 References

[edit] Early biography

Born in Oleksandriia, Kirovohrad Oblast, Kravchenko was a police officer that made the top-possible career in Ukrainian militsiya. Minister of Internal Affairs from 1995 until sacking in March 2001.

[edit] Gongadze Case and Cassette Scandal

See also: "Eagles of Kravchenko".

[edit] Post-scandal career

[edit] Suspicious death

Kravchenko was found dead in his apartment near Kiev on March 4, 2005. He was at that time called as a witness in the murder case of Gongadze. It was claimed that Kravchenko committed suicide, but some news reports^[1] have suggested that he suffered two gunshot wounds to the head - an uncommon circumstance, but not necessarily indicative of foul play.

[edit] See also

• Leonid Kuchma
• Ukraine without Kuchma
• Politics of Ukraine
• Government of Ukraine
• Multiple gunshot suicide

[edit] References

• (Ukrainian) The Key Witness in the Gongadze Case Dead (March 2005 Ukrayinska Pravda article on the death of Kravchenko, analysing also his role in Gongadze case - includes fragments of the Melnychenko recordings featuring Kravchenko)

Persondata
NAME	Kravchenko, Yuriy Fedorovych
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Ukrainian police officer and statesman
DATE OF BIRTH	[March 5]], 1951
PLACE OF BIRTH	Oleksandriia, Kirovohrad Oblast, Ukrainian SSR
DATE OF DEATH	March 4, 2005
PLACE OF DEATH	Kiev, Ukraine