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Simon Petlyura (May 17, 1879-May 26, 1926) was a Ukrainian independence fighter.
Born in Poltava, Petlyura was a socialist leader of Ukraine's unsuccessful fight for independence following the Russian revolutions of 1917; he was briefly President during the Civil War period. After the Soviet Red Army invaded and a Bolshevik-affiliated government was established in most of Ukraine, Simon Petlyura escaped to France.
Simon Petlyura was assassinated by a Jewish student. He is buried in the Cimetière du Montparnasse, Paris, France.
