Bohdan Horyn

Bohdan Horyn (Ukrainian: Богдан Миколайович Горинь; born (1936-02-10)10 February 1936 in Kniselo, Lwów Voivodeship) is a Ukrainian human rights activist and dissident. He was a People's Deputy of the first and second convocations of the Verkhovna Rada from May 15, 1990 to May 12, 1998.[1]

Bohdan Horyn
People's Deputy of Ukraine
In office
1990–1998
Personal details
Born
Bohdan Mykhailovych Horyn

(1936-02-10) 10 February 1936
Kniselo, Lwów Voivodeship, Second Polish Republic
NationalityUkrainian
Political partyPeople's Movement of Ukraine
Republican Christian Party
Spouse(s)Oksana (b. 1939)
Alma materLviv University
OccupationHuman rights activist, politician
Professionjournalist, philologist
Awards

His older brother is Mykhailo Horyn (1930-2013), also was a Ukrainian human rights activist and Soviet dissident.

References

  1. Горинь Богдан Миколайович (in Ukrainian). party.civicua.org. 2013-01-17. Archived from the original on 2007-10-28.


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