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| Valeriy Hubenko | |
|---|---|
| In office 24 August 1991 – 21 July 1994 | |
| Prime Minister | Vitold Fokin Leonid Kuchma |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1939-01-25)January 25, 1939 Kyiv, Ukraine |
| Died | February 19, 2000(2000-02-19) (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 |
Valeriy Oleksandrovich 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).
External links
- Valeriy Hubenko profile at the Dovidka: Ukraine official today
- Valeriy Hubenko profile at the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine website
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.
References
- "Довідка: Губенко Валерій Олександрович" [Certificate: Gubenko Valerii Oleksandrovych]. dovidka.com.ua.
| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded byAleksei Shelestov | Commander of the Transbaikal Border District (USSR) 1987–1990 |
Succeeded byKonstantin Pleshko |
| Preceded byVolodymyr Stus | Commander of the Western Border District (USSR) 1990–1991 |
Succeeded byhimself as Commander of the Border Troops of Ukraine |
| Preceded byhimself as Western Border District (USSR) |
Commander of the Border Troops of Ukraine 1991–1994 |
Succeeded byViktor Bannykh |
| Preceded by | Inspector General 1995–1998 |
Succeeded by |
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- 1939 births
- 2000 deaths
- Military personnel from Kyiv
- Frunze Military Academy alumni
- Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Soviet Union alumni
- Recipients of the Medal "For Distinction in Guarding the State Border of the USSR"
- Recipients of the Order of Bohdan Khmelnytsky, 3rd class
- Recipients of the Order of the Red Banner of Labour
- Recipients of the Order of the Red Star
- Ukrainian border guards
- Generals of the Army (Ukraine)
- Burials at Baikove Cemetery
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