Yulia Tymoshenko

Yulia Volodymyrivna Tymoshenko (Ukrainian: Юлія Володимирівна Тимошенко, Romanized: Yulia Volodymyrivna Tymoshenko, pronounced: [ˈjul⁽ʲ⁾ijɐ woloˈdɪmɪr⁽ʲ⁾iu̯nɐ tɪmoˈʃɛnko]; November 27, 1960 -), maiden name Khryshyan, Ukrainian tycoon and politician, current Ukrainian people's representative, twice served as Prime Minister of Ukraine. Tymoshenko was a successful but controversial female entrepreneur before entering politics. She was a natural gas oligarch and was considered one of the richest people in the country. Later he became one of the leaders of the Orange Revolution. After the revolution, she organized a coalition government twice and became the first female prime minister of Ukraine. After stepping down as prime minister, Tymoshenko lost the 2010 presidential election. In October of the following year, she was accused of abusing her power in the 2009 natural gas supply agreement between Ukraine and Russia and was sentenced to seven years in prison. She was released in February 2014 at the end of the Revolution of Dignity. She subsequently lost the presidential election in the same year and in 2019.