Vitold Pavlovych Fokin (Ukrainian: Вітольд Павлович Фокін, Ukrainian pronunciation: [ʋʲiˈtɔlʲd ˈpau̯lowɪt͡ʃ ˈfɔkʲin]; 25 October 1932 – 20 March 2025) was a Ukrainian politician who served as the first Prime Minister of Ukraine from the country's declaration of independence on 24 August 1991 until 1 October 1992. He had earlier served as the prime minister of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic from 23 October 1990 to 24 August 1991. After Vitaliy Masol was forced to resign, Fokin was appointed the head of the Council of Ministers of the Ukrainian SSR on 17 October 1990.
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