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Leonid Mykhaylovych Chernovetskyi ((ウクライナ語:Леонід Михайлович Черновецький); born November 25, 1951 in Kharkiv, Ukrainian SSR) is a former Mayor of Kiev, the capital of Ukraine, from 2006 until the summer of 2012.〔〔 He was a successful businessman, founder and controlling stakeholder of the Pravex Group and Pravex Bank, one of the largest banks in Ukraine. Since the appointment by President Viktor Yanukovych of Oleksandr Popov as Head of Kiev City State Administration on 16 November 2010, replacing Chernovetskyi, Chernovetskyi was deprived of any real decision-making role in Kiev.〔(Popov: Activity of city council and city head limited ), Kyiv Post (February 1, 2011)〕〔(Party of Regions leader: 'Pre-term mayoral elections in Kyiv are pointless' ), Kyiv Post (November 18, 2011)〕〔 He tendered his resignation on 1 June 2012.〔 ==Biography== Chernovetskyi quit school when he was 14 and went to work as a fitter at an aviation factory, but soon returned to resume his education, graduating from the Kharkiv public school #4. From 1970 until 1972, Chernovetsky served his military obligations. In 1977, he graduated from the Kharkiv Law School (Харьковский юридический институт) with specialization in jurisprudence. He worked as the senior detective in the prosecutor's office of Kiev Oblast. In 1981, he returned to Kharkiv Law School attending aspirantura and obtained his doctorate in 1984 with a dissertation about ''Methods of investigation of plunders conducted by officials''. Until 1989 he was a teacher at Kiev University. Soon after perestroika, he went into private business, becoming one of the earliest big businesspeople in Kiev. He founded the Pravex Group ((ウクライナ語:Правекс), an abbreviated from "Law, Economics and Sociology"). Later the banking division of the Pravex Group rose into the Pravex Bank - one of the largest banks in Ukraine, possessing a dense network of offices in Kiev and other regions. In 2001, Chernovestkyi and his bank founded the "Kiev Bank Union" banking association. Pravex Bank was sold in 2008 to Banca Intesa São Paulo for 509 million euros. Chernovetskyi has acknowledged giving millions in bribes during his days as a businessman.〔 On August 18, 2008 President Victor Yushchenko granted him the Order of Yaroslav the Wise, though it was harshly opposed by Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko who urged to "stop granting decorations to corruptionists". Chernovestkyi is a member of the Embassy of God, an evangelical church founded by Nigerian immigrant Sunday Adelaja. He is also a longtime philanthropist of Kiev, caring for the city's old and poor. In January 2009 Chernovitskyi bought FC Arsenal Kyiv for 1 Hryvnia from Ukrainian businessman Vadim Rabinovich.〔(Mayor to buy Arsenal football club ), Kyiv Post (19 January 2009)〕〔(Рабинович: "У Черновецкого внутри большая любовь к спорту" ), football.ua (16 January 2009) 〕 In February 2009 he released a compact disc with "popular songs of the 1980s" sung by him.〔(Disc with 'heartbreaking songs' of the 1980s by Kyiv mayor to be released in a week ), Interfax-Ukraine (4 February 2009)〕 In 2009 he became the man of the year according to Korrespondent magazine.〔() Официальный сайт Черновецкого〕 In January 2, 2013 Leonid Chernovetskiy founded Chernovetskyi Investment Group, investment potential of which exceeds 750 million dollars.〔(Chernovetskyi Investment Group )〕 Chernovetskyi was nicknamed "Cosmos" ((ウクライナ語:Космос)) after he publicly announced that he intends to fly in outer space with his cat. However, that name got stuck with him later due to his non-ordinary administrative and political decisions and announcements that have been viewed as "bizarre".〔(Cartoon ), Kyiv Post (June 4, 2010)〕 He has sung at rallies and offered to auction off his kisses. That behavior prompted some officials to call for a medical examination into whether he is mentally healthy to govern the city. In response, Chernovetsky posed on March 18, 2009 in tight swimming trunks in front of scores of reporters to try to show he was both physically and mentally fit.〔〔(Photos: Statement of Leonid Chernovetsky for press ), UNIAN (March 18, 2009)〕 Chernovestkyi was the subject of several personal and political attacks when he took office as mayor of Kiev. Some were critical about his lack of experience and his authoritarianism. Others considered him off-balance or speculated that he has drug or alcohol problems. However, none of these accusations have been proven to date. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Leonid Chernovetskyi」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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