Valeriy Hubenko
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Valeriy Oleksandrovych Hubenko (Ukrainian: Валерій Олександрович Губенко, 1939-2000) was a Ukrainian military leader. He was the very first chief of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine in 1991–1994, the second recipient of the General of the Army of Ukraine (1994).[1]
Prime MinisterVitold Fokin
Leonid Kuchma
Leonid Kuchma
DiedFebruary 19, 2000 (aged 61)
Allegiance
Soviet Union
Ukraine
Soviet Union
UkraineValeriy Hubenko | |
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| In office 24 August 1991 – 21 July 1994 | |
| Prime Minister | Vitold Fokin Leonid Kuchma |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 25, 1939 |
| Died | February 19, 2000 (aged 61) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Soviet Union Ukraine |
| Branch/service | Soviet Border Troops State Border Guard Service of Ukraine |
| Years of service | 1953-1994 |
| Rank | General of the Army |
External links
- Valeriy Hubenko profile at the Dovidka: Ukraine official today
- Valeriy Hubenko profile at the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine website
- About Valeriy Hubenko in the book «Друзям. Моим товарищам. To My Friends», - Kyiv: LOGOS Publishing House, 2003, on pp. 145-149. Author Volodymyr Melnykov
Biography
He was born on January 25, 1939, in Kyiv, Ukraine. He began his career in Melitopol. In 1958, he was drafted into the Border Guard troops and served in the Georgian Border District.
