Valeriy Hubenko

Valeriy Hubenko
In office
24 August 1991 – 21 July 1994
Prime MinisterVitold Fokin
Leonid Kuchma
Personal details
Born(1939-01-25)January 25, 1939
Kyiv, Ukraine
DiedFebruary 19, 2000(2000-02-19) (aged 61)
Military service
Allegiance Soviet Union
Ukraine
Branch/serviceSoviet Border Troops
State Border Guard Service of Ukraine
Years of service1953-1994
RankGeneral of the Army

Valeriy Oleksandrovich Hubenko (Ukrainian: Валерій Олександрович Губенко, 1939-2000) was a Ukrainian military leader. He was the very first chief of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine in 1991–1994, the second recipient of the General of the Army of Ukraine (1994).[1]

Biography

He was born on January 25, 1939, in Kyiv, Ukraine. He began his career in Melitopol. In 1958, he was drafted into the Border Guard troops and served in the Georgian Border District.

References

  1. ^ "Довідка: Губенко Валерій Олександрович" [Certificate: Gubenko Valerii Oleksandrovych]. dovidka.com.ua.