Viktor Yanukovych
- Born 1950 in Yenakiyeve, Donetsk region
- Jailed twice for violent crimes
- Worked as transport executive in coal-mining industry
- Became governor of Donetsk in 1997
- Named prime minister in 2002
- Won disputed 2004 presidential elections, ousted in Orange Revolution
- Appointed prime minister again in 2006
- Elected president in 2010
- Parliament voted to remove him from power Feb. 22, 2014