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Ukrainian-Australian activist (1955–2024) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Stefan Romaniw OAM (Ukrainian: Стефан Ількович Романів; 12 November 1955 – 26 June 2024) was a Ukrainian-Australian activist who served as the Co-chair of the Australian Federation of Ukrainian Organisations[1][2] and the First Vice President of the Ukrainian World Congress.[3] According to historian Gregorsz Rossolinski-Liebe, he was also elected leader of the Organisation of Ukrainian Nationalists in 2009.[4]
Stefan Romaniw | |
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Стефан Романів | |
First Vice President of the Ukrainian World Congress | |
In office 2018 – 26 June 2024 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | 12 November 1955
Died | 26 June 2024 68) Warsaw, Poland | (aged
Profession | Activist |
Romaniw was the chairperson of the Victorian Multicultural Commission and Multicultural Arts and has received the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM).[5][6]
Romaniw was the head of the OUN-B from 2009[3][better source needed] to December 2022, when Oleh Medunytsia was unanimously elected to replace him.[7]
Romaniw died in Warsaw on 26 June 2024, at the age of 68.[8] A state funeral was held at the Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral of Sts Peter and Paul, in Melbourne, on 12 July.[9]
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