Lyudmyla Kuchma

Lyudmyla Nikolaevna Kuchma (Russian: Людмила Николаевна Кучма, Ukrainian: Людмила Миколаївна Кучма; June 19, 1940 in Votkinsk ) is the wife of second Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma and a former First Lady of Ukraine.[1]

Lyudmyla Kuchma
Людмила Кучма
First Lady of Ukraine
In role
July 19, 1994 – January 23, 2005
PresidentLeonid Kuchma
Preceded byAntonina Kravchuk
Succeeded byKateryna Yushchenko
Personal details
Born
Lyudmila Nikolaevna Talalayeva

(1940-06-19) June 19, 1940
Votkinsk, Udmurtia, RSFSR, Soviet Union
Spouse(s)Leonid Kuchma
(m. 1967–present)
RelationsGennady Fyodorovich Tumanov (stepfather; 1918–1989)
Children1
OccupationFormer First Lady of Ukraine

Biography

She was born in Udmurtia, studied at a music school, located in the house-museum of Pyotr Tchaikovsky (also born in Votkinsk). She graduated from mechanical college.

Since 1967, married to Leonid Kuchma. Daughter Olena was born in 1970.[2]

For thirty years she worked as an engineer in the design office of a production association in Dnepropetrovsk. Since 1996 Honorary President of the National Fund for Social Protection of Mother and Child.

Awarded the Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas (1998)[3] and Order of Princess Olga First Class (2010).[4]He has a number of other awards of Ukrainian and foreign public organizations for charitable activities.

Since May 12, 2004 Special Ambassador of UNESCO to help young talents.[5]

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gollark: Yes. This is just another one. I'm using it to make my code completely incomprehensible for a competition.
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References
  1. Митрополит Владимир наградил Людмилу Кучму орденом святой великомученицы Варвары
  2. Папа без кавычек
  3. Декрет Президента Литвы от 4 ноября 1998 года No. 222
  4. Янукович наградил жену Леонида Кучмы орденом княгини Ольги
  5. Людмила Кучма обсудила в ЮНЕСКО вопросы поддержки талантливых детей и молодёжи
Honorary titles
Preceded by
Antonina Kravchuk		 First Lady of Ukraine
1994–2005		 Succeeded by
Kateryna Yushchenko
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