Liudmyla Kuchma
Людмила Кучма
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19 July 1994 – 23 January 2005
(1940-06-19) 19 June 1940 (age 84)
Votkinsk, Udmurt ASSR, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union (now Udmurtia, Russia)
Liudmyla Mykolaivna Kuchma[a] (née Talalaieva[b]; born 19 June 1940) is the wife of second Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma and a former First Lady of Ukraine.[1] She had previously worked as a design engineer.
Early life and education
Liudmyla Kuchma was born in Udmurtia, and studied at a music school located in the house-museum of Pyotr Tchaikovsky. She graduated from mechanical college.[citation needed]
Career
For thirty years, she worked as an engineer in the design office of a production association in Dnipropetrovsk.
Personal life
In 1967, she married Leonid Kuchma, the president of Ukraine from 1994 to 2005. Her daughter Olena was born in 1970.[2]
Honors
In 1998, Kuchma was awarded the Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas.[3] and Order of Princess Olga First Class (2010).[4] Since 1996, she has been Honorary President of the National Fund for Social Protection of Mother and Child.[citation needed]
Since 12 May 2004, she has been Special Ambassador of UNESCO to help young talents.[5]
Notes
References
- ^ Митрополит Владимир наградил Людмилу Кучму орденом святой великомученицы Варвары
- ^ Папа без кавычек
- ^ Декрет Президента Литвы от 4 ноября 1998 года No. 222
- ^ "Янукович наградил жену Леонида Кучмы орденом княгини Ольги". KP.UA (in Russian). Retrieved 1 April 2024.
- ^ Новости, Р. И. А. (29 September 2004). "Людмила Кучма обсудила в ЮНЕСКО вопросы поддержки талантливых детей и молодежи". РИА Новости (in Russian). Retrieved 1 April 2024.
External links
- Украина-детям
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Preceded by | First Lady of Ukraine 1994–2005 | Succeeded by |