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Ivan Bizhan

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Ivan Bizhan
Іван Біжан
Minister of Defense (acting)
In office
4 October 1993 – 8 October 1993
Preceded byKostyantyn Morozov
Succeeded byVitaliy Radetsky
Personal details
Born
Ivan Vasylovych Bizhan

(1941-12-25)25 December 1941
Yalanets, Tomashpil Raion Transnistria Governorate, Kingdom of Romania
Military service
Allegiance Soviet Union
 Ukraine
Branch/service Ukrainian Ground Forces
RankColonel General

Colonel General Ivan Vasylyovych Bizhan (Ukrainian: Іван Васильович Біжан; born 25 December 1941) was a Ukrainian military officer who served for short period (4-8 October 1993) as acting Minister of Defence.

Bizhan has taken one of the most active roles in reestablishing of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the beginning of 1990s. On 7 April 1992, he was member of Ukrainian delegation to Sevastopol led by the First Deputy Chairman of Verkhovna Rada Vasyl Durdynets and left for Sevastopol for official ceremony of presenting a commander of the revived Ukrainian Navy, rear admiral Borys Kozhyn and accept the oath of allegiance of sailors who decided to join Ukrainian Navy.[1] In June 1993, Bizhan also was a member of Ukrainian delegation in negotiations with the Russian Federation over the future 1997 friendship treaty.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Volodymyr Chikalin. He always was at spearhead of events (Був завжди на вістрі подій). Narodna armiya. 26 November 2011.
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  • Neshchadym, M. Ivan Bizhan. Encyclopedia of Modern Ukraine.
Military offices
Preceded by (acting) Chief of the General Staff
1992 – 1993 		Succeeded by
Preceded by (acting) Minister of Defence
1993 		Succeeded by


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