President of Crimea

The President of the Republic of Crimea (Ukrainian: Президент Республіки Крим; Russian: Президент Республики Крым) was the head of the state of the Republic of Crimea, Ukraine from February 16, 1994 to the time of the liquidation of this position on March 17, 1995.[1][2] The post was liquidated as it contradicted the Constitution of Ukraine.

President of Autonomous Republic of Crimea Президент Республіки Крим
Coat of arms of Crimea
Yuriy Meshkov
Appointer	Direct popular vote
Formation	16 February 1994
First holder	Yuriy Meshkov
Final holder	Yuriy Meshkov
Abolished	17 March 1995
Succession	Vice-Prime Minister of Crimea

The first round of voting in the Crimean presidential elections was held on January 16, 1994, and on January 30, the second round was held. With 72.9% of the vote,[3][4] the pro-Russian politician Yuriy Meshkov was declared the winner. He was the only person to hold the post of President of the Republic of Crimea.

References

1. Laws of Ukraine. Verkhovna Rada law No. 93/95-вр: On the termination of the Constitution and some laws of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea. Adopted on 1995-03-17. (Ukrainian)
2. "On the President of the Republic of Crimea". Verkhovna Rada of Crimea (in Russian). Laws of Ukraine. Archived from the original on 2011-07-17. Retrieved 2009-01-07.
3. Russians in the Former Soviet Republics by Pål Kolstø, Indiana University Press, 1995, ISBN 0253329175 (page 194)
4. "New developments in Russia, Belarus and Ukraine" (PDF). Assembly of WEU. 4 December 2001. p. 24. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 2007-08-07.