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Leonid Vernyhora

PEP · Politician

Leonid Vernyhora is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Leonid Vernyhora · Вернигора Леонід Михайлович · Леонид Михайлович Вернигора				[sources]
Alias	Вернигора Леонід · Вернигора, Леонид Михайлович · Леонид Вернигора · Леонід Вернигора · Леонід Михайлович Вернигора				[sources]
Birth date	1939-10-20				[sources]
Place of birth	Reshetylivka				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Citizenship	Soviet Union · Ukraine				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Leonid				[sources]
Last name	Vernyhora				[sources]
Political association	Socialist Party of Ukraine				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q12088763				[sources]
Wikipedia Article	ru.wikipedia.org				[sources]
Position	People's Deputy of Ukraine (1994-1998) · People's Deputy of Ukraine (2002-2006)				[sources]
Education	Kyiv National Economic University named after Vadym Hetman				[sources]
Last change	2026-04-21	Last processed	2026-04-27	First seen	2023-09-27

Descriptions

Ukrainian politician

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-09-28

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Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons278,406

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Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories345,378

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