Borys Oliynyk (politician)
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Borys Stepanovych Oliynyk (Ukrainian: Борис Степанович Олійник; 23 June 1934 – 1 October 1999) was a Ukrainian political figure and merited rail transport worker. He was a member of first convocation of the Verkhovna Rada.[1]
Biography
Oliynyk was born in a village in historical region of
Borys Oliynyk started his professional career soon after graduating from the
In 1957 he worked as a yardmaster at a train station in Mohyliv-Podilskyi and next year as a director of various other train station of the Zhmerynka department of Southwestern Railway. In 1965-1976 Oliynyk headed a number of regional departments of Southwestern Railway in Hraivoron and Konotop. Since 1976 he served as a top official of Southwestern Railway.
While being a director of the Southwestern Railway, in 1991 he was appointed to the newly established the State Administration of Rail Transport of Ukraine (today known as
In 1957–1991 Oliynyk was a member of the Communist Party of Ukraine, and since 1981 he was a candidate member of the Central Committee of the party. In 1981-1994 he also was a People's Deputy of Ukraine in Verkhovna Rada and attempted to run for parliament in 1998.
On 1 October 1999 Oliynyk was shot two steps away from his own apartment along with his driver Volodymyr Nechai.[a][3] It was one of the biggest politically motivated unsolved murders of 1999. Shortly after the murder, Ukrainian law enforcement called it a "matter of honor" to solve the crime.[4]
The
Gallery
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Bust of Borys Oliynyk at a train station in Zhmerynka
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Plackard on the same bust
See also
- Vadym Hetman
- Georgiy Gongadze
- Pavel Sheremet
- Vyacheslav Chornovil
Notes
References
- ^ "Офіційний портал Верховної Ради України". static.rada.gov.ua. Retrieved 2023-10-13.
- ^ Business Operations Report: Ukraine. 2000. p25
- ^ Kutova, N., Rybinska, I., Shapochka, Ya. In two step from his own apartment there was killed a chief of Southwestern Railway Borys Oliynyk (В двух шагах от собственной квартиры убит начальник юго-западной железной дороги борис олийнык). Fakty. 5 October 1999
- ^ Yeltsov, O. Death of a railway worker (Смерть железнодорожника) Archived 2017-06-05 at the Wayback Machine. Ukrayina Kriminalnaya.
- ^ Yeltsov, O. Borys Oliynyk Affair: a year past (Дело Бориса Олейника: прошел год). Kontrakty.ua. October 2000
External links
- Borys Oliynyk at the Official Ukraine Today portal