Petro Poroshenko

Petro Poroshenko is a Ukrainian politician and businessman who served as president of Ukraine from 2014 to 2019, during the early years of the Russo-Ukrainian War.

Russo-Ukrainian War: An armed conflict between Russia and Ukraine that began in 2014 and escalated into a full-scale Russian invasion in 2022. The conflict defined Poroshenko’s presidency after Russia seized Crimea and war began in eastern Ukraine.
Roshen: A Ukrainian confectionery corporation founded by Petro Poroshenko in 1996. The company became the best-known part of the business empire he built before becoming president.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy: A Ukrainian actor and politician who became president of Ukraine in 2019. Zelenskyy defeated Poroshenko in the 2019 election by promising a break with the political establishment.
2014 Ukrainian presidential election: The election in which Petro Poroshenko won Ukraine’s presidency in the first round. Its decisive result gave him a mandate after the Revolution of Dignity and the start of war in Donbas.
Minsk agreements: Two agreements intended to halt fighting in eastern Ukraine, negotiated in 2014 and 2015. Poroshenko negotiated the agreements as Ukraine’s president, seeking a ceasefire in Donbas.
Party of Regions: A Ukrainian political party associated chiefly with Viktor Yanukovych and support in the country’s southeast. Poroshenko served as a minister in a government led by this party before breaking with Yanukovych.
Viktor Yanukovych: A Ukrainian politician who served as president from 2010 until his ouster during the 2014 Revolution of Dignity. Poroshenko succeeded Yanukovych amid the upheaval that followed Yanukovych’s flight from Ukraine.
2019 Ukrainian presidential election: The election in which Volodymyr Zelenskyy defeated incumbent president Petro Poroshenko. Poroshenko’s loss exposed public dissatisfaction with corruption, living standards, and established politics.
Ukraine–European Union Association Agreement: A treaty establishing political association and economic integration between Ukraine and the European Union. His government signed and implemented the agreement, advancing closer ties with the European Union.
Orange Revolution: A 2004–2005 mass protest movement in Ukraine that challenged the falsified presidential election favoring Viktor Yanukovych. Poroshenko backed the pro-Western movement and became a prominent figure in its new political order.

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