Yevhen Petrushevych
Yevhen Petrushevych | |
|---|---|
Євген Петрушевич | |
Petrushevych in 1918 | |
| President of the West Ukrainian People's Republic | |
| In office 18 October 1918 – November 1919 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished Volodymyr Vynnychenko as head of the Directorate of Ukraine |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 June 1863 Busk, Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria, Austrian Empire (now Busk, Zolochiv Raion, Lviv Oblast, Ukraine) |
| Died | 29 August 1940 (aged 77) Berlin, Nazi Germany |
| Resting place | Lychakiv Cemetery, Lviv |
Yevhen Omelianovych Petrushevych (Ukrainian: Євге́н Омеля́нович Петруше́вич; 3 June 1863 – 29 August 1940) was a Ukrainian lawyer, politician, and president of the West Ukrainian People's Republic formed after the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian Empire in 1918.