1996 in Ukraine explained

Events in the year 1996 in Ukraine.

Incumbents

• President

Leonid Kuchma

• Prime Minister

Yevhen Marchuk (until 28 May), Pavlo Lazarenko (starting 28 May)

Events

• June 28 - first celebration of Constitution Day (Ukraine)

Births

• February 14 - Viktor Kovalenko, footballer
• October 6 - Victoria Roshchyna, journalist (d. 2024)
• December 15 - Oleksandr Zinchenko, footballer

Deaths

• January 22 - Petro Shelest, politician
• November 10 - Imam Alimsultanov, Chechen folk singer
• November 25 - Mykhailo Krechko, composer
• Hryhory Nazarenko, musician