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| Ivan Bizhan | |
|---|---|
| Іван Біжан | |
| Minister of Defense (acting) | |
| In office 4 October 1993 – 8 October 1993 | |
| Preceded by | Kostyantyn Morozov |
| Succeeded by | Vitaliy Radetsky |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ivan Vasylovych Bizhan (1941-12-25)25 December 1941 Yalanets, Tomashpil Raion Transnistria Governorate, Kingdom of Romania |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Soviet Union Ukraine |
| Branch/service |  Ukrainian Ground Forces |
| Rank | Colonel General |
Colonel General Ivan Vasylyovych Bizhan (Ukrainian: Іван Васильович Біжан; born 25 December 1941) was a Ukrainian military officer who served for short period (4-8 October 1993) as acting Minister of Defence.
Bizhan has taken one of the most active roles in reestablishing of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the beginning of 1990s. On 7 April 1992, he was member of Ukrainian delegation to Sevastopol led by the First Deputy Chairman of Verkhovna Rada Vasyl Durdynets and left for Sevastopol for official ceremony of presenting a commander of the revived Ukrainian Navy, rear admiral Borys Kozhyn and accept the oath of allegiance of sailors who decided to join Ukrainian Navy. In June 1993, Bizhan also was a member of Ukrainian delegation in negotiations with the Russian Federation over the future 1997 friendship treaty.
References
- ^ Volodymyr Chikalin. He always was at spearhead of events (Був завжди на вістрі подій). Narodna armiya. 26 November 2011.
External links
- Neshchadym, M. Ivan Bizhan. Encyclopedia of Modern Ukraine.
| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded byVasyl Sobkov | (acting) Chief of the General Staff 1992 – 1993 |
Succeeded byAnatoliy Lopata |
| Preceded byKostyantyn Morozov | (acting) Minister of Defence 1993 |
Succeeded byVitaliy Radetsky |
| Chiefs of the General Staff of Ukraine | ||
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| Ukrainian People's Republic (1918–1921) |  | |
| Ukraine (since 1991) |
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| *Acting Chief | ||
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