Oleh Hryhoryovych Bilorus 1939 – 2026
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Oleh Hryhoryovych Bilorus was a Ukrainian politician, economist and professor who served as the first ambassador of independent Ukraine to the United States, from 1992 to 1994. Born on October 14, 1939, he graduated from the Kyiv Institute of National Economy, earned his doctorate in economics, and undertook research at Harvard and Columbia. A corresponding member of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, he wrote more than 500 scientific papers and 27 monographs and served as a member of Ukraine’s parliament. He died on November 7, 2026, aged 87.
