President of Crimea

The President of the Republic of Crimea ( _uk. Президент Республіки Крим; _ru. Президент Республики Крым) was the head of the state of the Republic of Crimea, Ukraine from February 16, 1994 to the time of its liquidation on March 17, 1995. [Cite Ukrainian law|type=Verkhovna Rada law|number=93/95-вр|law=92%2F95%2D%E2%F0|name=On the termination of the Constitution and some laws of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea|date=1995-03-17]

The first round of voting in the Crimean presidential elections were held on October 14, 1993, and on January 30, 1994, the second round was held. With 72.9% of the vote, [cite web|url=http://www.assembly-weu.org/en/documents/sessions_ordinaires/rpt/2001/1761.pdf|title=New developments in Russia, Belarus and Ukraine|accessdate=2007-08-07|date=|year=2001|month=December 4|format=PDF|work=Assembly of WEU|pages=p. 24|language=English] the pro-Russian and Crimean separatist Yuriy Meshkov was declared the winner. He was the only person to hold the post of President of the Republic of Crimea.

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