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  Profile: Viktor Yushchenko
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Last EditedMadViking  Nov 23, 2004 05:35pm
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News DateTuesday, November 23, 2004 06:00:00 AM UTC0:0
DescriptionOnce a cautious and loyal technocrat, Viktor Yushchenko is now leader of Ukraine's powerful opposition that is demanding radical political change.

Trained as an accountant, Mr Yushchenko drew Western admiration after leading some of Ukraine's bravest reform efforts in President Leonid Kuchma's quarrelsome governments.

The 50-year-old former reformist prime minister broke ranks with Mr Kuchma to form his Our Ukraine opposition bloc.

For many he represents a historic chance to forge new ties between Ukraine and the West.
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