Spiridon Nikitovich Dovgal ( Ukrainian Spiridon Mikitovich Dovgal ; October 31, 1896 , Nosovka , Chernihiv province, Russian Empire - October 15, 1975 , Munich , Germany ) - Ukrainian politician, military, scientist, writer, journalist. The head of government of the Ukrainian People’s Republic in exile (1954, 1969-1972), chairman of the Ukrainian National Council (1966-1967, 1972-1975).
| Spiridon Nikitovich Dovgal | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spiridon Mikitovich Dovgal | |||||||
 | |||||||
| |||||||
| Predecessor | Stepan Ivanovich Baran | ||||||
| Successor | Simon Vasilievich Sozontiv | ||||||
| |||||||
| Predecessor | Athanas Figol | ||||||
| Successor | Vasily Fedoronchuk | ||||||
| Birth | Nosovka , Chernihiv province Russian Empire | ||||||
| Death | Munich , Germany | ||||||
| The consignment | UPSR (b) | ||||||
| Profession | politician, military, scientist, writer, journalist, economist | ||||||
| Awards |  | ||||||
| Military service | |||||||
| Years of service | 1914-1920 | ||||||
| Affiliation |  Russian empire UNR | ||||||
| Type of army | |||||||
| Rank |  lieutenant lieutenant lieutenant colonel of the UPR Army | ||||||
| Commanded | 20th Kuren of the 7th Brigade of the 3rd Iron Rifle Division | ||||||
| Battles | World War I Civil war in Russia | ||||||
Biography
At the beginning of World War I he was drafted into the tsarist army. Lieutenant of the imperial army. An active participant in the revolutionary events in Ukraine, was one of the organizers and commander of Student Kuren. During the uprising in January 1918, he commanded students in the struggle for Kiev in the area of the Arsenal plant , where he was seriously wounded. Until March 1918 he was in the hospital. After the cure, the centurion Dovgal continued the organization of Student Smoking.
The commander of the 20th kuren of the 7th brigade of the 3rd Iron Rifle Division of the UPR Army with the rank of lieutenant colonel of the UPR army.
He later emigrated to the border.
He was engaged in editing, was a talented publicist, specialist in economic issues. He entered the history of Ukrainian culture as an editor of magazines and newspapers: Nova Ukraina (Prague, 1925-1929), Forward (Uzhgorod, 1932-1938), Nova Svoboda ( Uzhgorod , 1938-1939), Dozvilla ( Berlin- Plauen, 1942-1945), The Word (Regensburg, 1945-1946).
Author of a number of articles on economic topics, associate professor of economics at the Ukrainian Technical and Economic Institute in Podebrady (Czechoslovakia)
Prominent Ukrainian politician abroad: member of the Central Committee of the Ukrainian Party of Socialist Revolutionaries , since 1950 - Chairman and member of the Central Committee of the Ukrainian Socialist Party .
Since 1951 - Deputy Chairman of the Executive Body, and later - Chairman of the UPR Government in exile (1954, 1969-1972), Chairman of the Ukrainian National Council (1966-1967, 1972-1975).