Levko Lukianenko

Levko Lukianenko
Levko Lukianenko
Левко Лук'яненко
	Lukianenko in 2016
1st Ambassador of Ukraine to Canada
	In office; 14 May 1992 – 15 October 1993
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Victor Batiuk
People's Deputy of Ukraine
	In office; 14 May 2002 – 15 June 2007
Constituency	Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc No. 5 (2002–2006); Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc No. 6 (2006–2007);
	In office; 15 May 1990 – 12 May 1998
Constituency	Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, No. 196 (1990–1994); Volyn Oblast, No. 68 (1994–1998);
Personal details
Born	24 August 1928; Khrypivka, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union; (now Ukraine)
Died	7 July 2018 (aged 89); Kyiv, Ukraine
Political party	URP
Other political; affiliations	CPSU (1953-1961)
Spouse	Nadiia Lukianenko (nèè Buhaievska)
Alma mater	Moscow State University
Occupation	jurist, politician, writer
Awards

Levko Hryhorovych Lukianenko (Ukrainian: Левко́ Григо́рович Лук'я́ненко; 24 August 1928 – 7 July 2018) was a Ukrainian politician, Soviet dissident, and Hero of Ukraine. He was one of the founders of the Ukrainian Helsinki Group in 1976 and was elected a leader of the Ukrainian Helsinki Association in 1988.

Lukianenko is the author of the Declaration of Independence of Ukraine.