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Leonid Kravchuk, independent Ukraine's first president, dies at 88
Summary by Ground News
Leonid Kravchuk led Ukraine to independence amid the collapse of the Soviet Union. He served as its first president from 1991 through 1994. As president, he agreed to transfer remaining Soviet nuclear weapons to Russia. He had been in poor health and underwent a heart operation last year.