Mykhailo Zhyznevskyi
Belarusian pro-democracy activist and journalist (1988–2014) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mіkhaіl Mikhaylavich Zhyznyewski (Belarusian: Міхаіл Міхайлавіч Жызнеўскі; 26 January 1988 – 22 January 2014), also known as Mykhailo Mykhailovych Zhyznevskyi (Ukrainian: Михайло Михайлович Жизневський), was a Belarusian Euromaidan activist, journalist, and a member of UNA-UNSO. He died in a confrontation on Hrushevsky Street in Kyiv, Ukraine in January 2014, during the Euromaidan protests. Posthumously, he was the first foreigner to be awarded Hero of Ukraine, Ukraine's highest award.[1]
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Mykhailo Zhyznevskyi | |
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Міхаіл Жызнеўскі (Belarusian) Михайло Жизневський (Ukrainian) | |
Born | (1988-01-26)January 26, 1988 |
Died | January 22, 2014(2014-01-22) (aged 25) |
Nationality | Belarusian |
Citizenship | Belarus |
Occupation | civic activist |
Known for | Hero of the Heavenly Hundred |
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