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Born: 27 November 1960 · Age: 65
Yulia Tymoshenko is 65 years old as of October 2026. She was born on 27 November 1960.
Ukrainian politician and leader of the 2004 Orange Revolution who became the country's first female prime minister
Did you know?Before her political career, she was a successful businesswoman in the energy sector, earning her the nickname the "Gas Princess".
Yulia Tymoshenko is one of Ukraine's most famous politicians. She made a fortune in the gas industry in the 1990s, earning the nickname "the gas princess". She then entered politics and became a fierce opponent of President Kuchma. With Viktor Yushchenko she led the Orange Revolution of 2004. She served twice as prime minister. After losing the 2010 election, she was jailed in a case widely seen as political. She was freed in 2014 after the Maidan revolution. Her braided hair became her trademark.
Yulia Volodymyrivna Tymoshenko (née Hrihyan; born 27 November 1960) is a Ukrainian politician, who served as Prime Minister of Ukraine in 2005, and again from 2007 until 2010; the first woman in Ukraine to hold that position.
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Ukrainian politician, born 1960
Yulia Tymoshenko was born in Dnipro on 27 November 1960.
She ran a gas company in the 1990s.
She co-led the Orange Revolution in 2004.
She was jailed from 2011 to 2014.
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Did you know?Her blonde braided crown became her trademark.
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