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Ivan Bizhan | |
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Іван Біжан | |
| Minister of Defense (acting) | |
| In office 4 October 1993 – 8 October 1993 | |
| Preceded by | Kostyantyn Morozov |
| Succeeded by | Vitaliy Radetsky |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ivan Vasylovych Bizhan 25 December 1941 Yalanets, Tomashpil Raion Transnistria Governorate, Kingdom of Romania |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | 
Soviet Union
Ukraine |
| Branch/service | 
Ukrainian Ground Forces |
| Rank | Colonel General |
Colonel General Ivan Vasylyovych Bizhan ( Ukrainian: Іван Васильович Біжан; born 25 December 1941) was a Ukrainian military officer who served for short period (4-8 October 1993) as acting Minister of Defence.
Bizhan has taken one of the most active roles in reestablishing of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the beginning of 1990s. On 7 April 1992, he was member of Ukrainian delegation to Sevastopol led by the First Deputy Chairman of Verkhovna Rada Vasyl Durdynets and left for Sevastopol for official ceremony of presenting a commander of the revived Ukrainian Navy, rear admiral Borys Kozhyn and accept the oath of allegiance of sailors who decided to join Ukrainian Navy. [1] In June 1993, Bizhan also was a member of Ukrainian delegation in negotiations with the Russian Federation over the future 1997 friendship treaty. [1]
References
- ^ a b Volodymyr Chikalin. He always was at spearhead of events (Був завжди на вістрі подій). Narodna armiya. 26 November 2011.
External links
- Neshchadym, M. Ivan Bizhan. Encyclopedia of Modern Ukraine.
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Ivan Bizhan | |
|---|---|
Іван Біжан | |
| Minister of Defense (acting) | |
| In office 4 October 1993 – 8 October 1993 | |
| Preceded by | Kostyantyn Morozov |
| Succeeded by | Vitaliy Radetsky |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ivan Vasylovych Bizhan 25 December 1941 Yalanets, Tomashpil Raion Transnistria Governorate, Kingdom of Romania |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
Soviet Union
Ukraine |
| Branch/service |
Ukrainian Ground Forces |
| Rank | Colonel General |
Colonel General Ivan Vasylyovych Bizhan ( Ukrainian: Іван Васильович Біжан; born 25 December 1941) was a Ukrainian military officer who served for short period (4-8 October 1993) as acting Minister of Defence.
Bizhan has taken one of the most active roles in reestablishing of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the beginning of 1990s. On 7 April 1992, he was member of Ukrainian delegation to Sevastopol led by the First Deputy Chairman of Verkhovna Rada Vasyl Durdynets and left for Sevastopol for official ceremony of presenting a commander of the revived Ukrainian Navy, rear admiral Borys Kozhyn and accept the oath of allegiance of sailors who decided to join Ukrainian Navy. [1] In June 1993, Bizhan also was a member of Ukrainian delegation in negotiations with the Russian Federation over the future 1997 friendship treaty. [1]
References
- ^ a b Volodymyr Chikalin. He always was at spearhead of events (Був завжди на вістрі подій). Narodna armiya. 26 November 2011.
External links
- Neshchadym, M. Ivan Bizhan. Encyclopedia of Modern Ukraine.
| Ukrainian People's Republic (1918–1921) | | |
|---|---|---|
| Ukraine (since 1991) |
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*Acting Chief | ||
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| This biographical article related to the military of Ukraine is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- 1941 births
- Living people
- People from Vinnytsia Oblast
- Colonel Generals of Ukraine
- Defence ministers of Ukraine
- Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Soviet Union alumni
- Recipients of the Order of Bohdan Khmelnytsky, 2nd class
- Recipients of the Order of Bohdan Khmelnytsky, 3rd class
- Ukrainian military personnel stubs