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During World War II Shulhyn acted as head of the Government of the Ukrainian People's Republic in exile.","summary_more":[],"facts":[{"key":"born","label":"Born","values":[{"text":"30 July 1889","date":"1889-07-30"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1284649#P569"}},{"key":"birthplace","label":"Place of birth","values":[{"text":"Sofyne","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4430017"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1284649#P19"}},{"key":"died","label":"Died","values":[{"text":"4 March 1960","date":"1960-03-04"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1284649#P570"}},{"key":"deathplace","label":"Place of death","values":[{"text":"Paris","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q90"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1284649#P20"}},{"key":"citizenship","label":"Citizenship","values":[{"text":"Russian Empire","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q34266"},{"text":"Ukrainian People's Republic","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q243610"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1284649#P27"}},{"key":"occupation","label":"Occupation","values":[{"text":"politician","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q82955"},{"text":"diplomat","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q193391"},{"text":"historian","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q201788"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1284649#P106"}},{"key":"party","label":"Political party","values":[{"text":"Ukrainian Democratic Party","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3366451"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1284649#P102"}},{"key":"education","label":"Education","values":[{"text":"Saint Petersburg State University","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q27621"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1284649#P69"}},{"key":"positions","label":"Positions held","values":[{"text":"Head of the council of people’s ministers of the Ukrainian People’s Republic (1939–1940)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q97772225","start":"1939-10","end":"1940-05"},{"text":"Foreign Minister of Ukrainian People's Republic 1917-21 (17 July 1917 – 31 January 1918)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15907683","start":"1917-07-17","end":"1918-01-31"},{"text":"ambassador","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q121998"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1284649#P39"}}],"office":null,"sections":[],"cited":[],"cited_from":null,"videos":[],"last_reviewed":null,"organizations":[],"same_as":["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oleksander_Shulhyn","https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1284649"],"faq":[{"q":"When was Oleksander Shulhyn born?","a":"Oleksander Shulhyn was born on 30 July 1889 in Sofyne."},{"q":"What positions has Oleksander Shulhyn held?","a":"Positions held by Oleksander Shulhyn include: Head of the council of people’s ministers of the Ukrainian People’s Republic (1939–1940); Foreign Minister of Ukrainian People's Republic 1917-21 (1917–1918); ambassador."},{"q":"Where did Oleksander Shulhyn study?","a":"Oleksander Shulhyn was educated at Saint Petersburg State University."}],"related":[{"name":"Andriy Livytskyi","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/andriy-livytskyi"},{"name":"Volodymyr Vynnychenko","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/volodymyr-vynnychenko"},{"name":"Viacheslav Prokopovych","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/viacheslav-prokopovych"},{"name":"Vsevolod Holubovych","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/vsevolod-holubovych"},{"name":"Isaak Mazepa","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/isaak-mazepa"},{"name":"Serhiy Ostapenko","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/serhiy-ostapenko"},{"name":"Dmytro Doroshenko","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/dmytro-doroshenko"},{"name":"Martin Van Buren","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/martin-van-buren"},{"name":"James Buchanan","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/james-buchanan"},{"name":"K. 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This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Шульгин Олександр.jpg — Unknown author Unknown author, CC0.","cite":"\"Oleksander Shulhyn\". DigiNepal. Last updated 7 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/oleksander-shulhyn. Retrieved 14 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-07T06:57:00Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-13","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/oleksander-shulhyn","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/oleksander-shulhyn","ne":null}}