Avgustyn Voloshyn
The Rt Rev. Avgustyn Ivanovych Monsignor Voloshyn (Ukrainian: Авґустин Волошин, Августин Волошин, Czech: Augustin Monsignore Vološin, 17 March 1874 – 19 July 1945), also known as Augustin Voloshyn, was a Carpatho-Ukrainian politician, teacher, essayist, and Greek Catholic priest of the Mukacheve eparchy in Czechoslovakia.
Avgustyn Ivanovych Monsignor Voloshyn | |
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| President of Carpatho-Ukraine | |
| In office March 15, 1939 – March 18, 1939 | |
| Preceded by | post created |
| Succeeded by | post dissolved |
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| Born | March 17, 1874 Kelecsény, Austria-Hungary (today Kelechyn, Ukraine) |
| Died | July 19, 1945 (aged 71) Butyrka prison in Moscow, Soviet Union |
| Resting place | Olšany Cemetery, Prague |
| Nationality | Ukrainian |
| Political party | Ruthenian Peasants Party (1920–1924) Ukrainian National Union (UNO, 1939) |
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He was president of independent Carpatho-Ukraine during its single day's existence (15 March 1939).
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