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Volodymyr Zelenskyy
President of Ukraine since 2019 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Volodymyr Oleksandrovych Zelenskyy (Ukrainian: Володимир Олександрович Зеленський; born 25 January 1978) is a Ukrainian politician, screenwriter, actor, comedian and director. He is the President of Ukraine since 2019.
Quick Facts 6th President of Ukraine, Prime Minister ...
Volodymyr Zelenskyy | |
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Володимир Зеленський | |
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6th President of Ukraine | |
Assumed office 20 May 2019 | |
Prime Minister | Volodymyr Groysman Oleksiy Honcharuk Denys Shmyhal |
Preceded by | Petro Poroshenko |
Personal details | |
Born | Volodymyr Oleksandrovych Zelenskyy (1978-01-25) 25 January 1978 (age 46) Kryvyi Rih, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (now Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine) |
Political party | Independent |
Other political affiliations | Servant of the People (2018–present) |
Spouse(s) | |
Children | 2 |
Education | Kyiv National Economic University |
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Zelenskyy played the role of President of Ukraine in the hugely popular 2015 television series Servant of the People.[1] The political party Servant of the People was created in March 2018 by people from the TV production company Kvartal 95 who also created the TV series of the same name.[2][3]
Zelenskyy ran for president as a populist and anti-corruption candidate in the 2019 election. He defeated incumbent President Petro Poroshenko in a landslide victory, winning 73.2% of the vote.[4][5]