Yulia Tymoshenko was born on 27 November 1960 in Dnipro. A Ukrainian politician, Tymoshenko was twice Prime Minister of Ukraine, in 2005 and from 2007 to 2010, and a leading figure of the Orange Revolution of 2004, together with Viktor Yushchenko. A former businesswoman in the gas industry, she was known as the Gas Princess, and for her braided crown of hair. She lost the 2010 presidential election to Viktor Yanukovych, and was convicted of abuse of office in a case widely seen as politically motivated. She was released after the Euromaidan revolution in 2014, and has led the Batkivshchyna party. She ran for president again in 2014 and 2019 without success.
Before and after
- from 18 September 1960 to 25 September 1960The first Paralympic Games open in Rome
- from 30 September 1960 to 1 April 1966Premiere of The Flintstones
- 30 October 1960Birth of Diego Maradona
- 8 November 19601960 United States presidential election
- 27 November 1960Birth of Yulia Tymoshenko
- 3 December 1960Birth of Julianne Moore
- 14 December 1960Birth of Ebrahim Raisi
- 14 December 1960Founding of Universidade Federal de Goiás
- 18 December 1960Birth of Yoon Suk Yeol
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- 5 October 1948Founding of International Union for Conservation of Nature
- 5 May 1949Founding of Council of Europe
- 1952Founding of European Parliament
- 1 October 1963Founding of Nigeria
- 1985Introduction of new shekel
- 1990Rise of K-pop
The era
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