Iryna Farion | |
|---|---|
Ірина Фаріон | |
.jpg) Farion in 2015 | |
| People's Deputy of Ukraine | |
| In office 12 December 2012[1] – 27 November 2014[2] | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Iryna Podoliak |
| Constituency | Lviv Oblast, No. 116 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 April 1964 Lviv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Died | 19 July 2024 (aged 60) Lviv, Ukraine |
| Manner of death | Assassination by gunshot |
| Political party | Svoboda |
| Children | 1 |
| Alma mater | Lviv University |
| Occupation | Professor, politician, philologist |
| Awards |
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| Website | Official website |
Iryna Dmytrivna Farion (Ukrainian: Ірина Дмитрівна Фаріон, pronounced [iˈrɪnɐ ˈdmɪtrʲiu̯nɐ fɐrʲiˈɔn]; 29 April 1964 – 19 July 2024) was a Ukrainian linguist and nationalist politician who served as a deputy in the Verkhovna Rada from 2012 to 2014 as a member of Svoboda.[3][4] She was a professor at the Department of Ukrainian Language at Lviv Polytechnic's Institute of Humanitarian and Social Sciences.[5]
She was known for her campaigns to promote the Ukrainian heritage language learning as a part of decolonisation,[6][7] and for her vocal criticism of Ukrainians who spoke Russian.[8]
Farion was assassinated outside of her home on 19 July 2024.[9]
- ^ You Scratch My Back, and I'll Scratch Yours Archived 12 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine, The Ukrainian Week (26 September 2012)
- ^ CEC registers 357 newly elected deputies of 422 Archived 4 December 2014 at the Wayback Machine, National Radio Company of Ukraine (25 November 2014)
Parliament to form leadership and coalition on November 27 Archived 1 December 2014 at the Wayback Machine, UNIAN (26 November 2014) - ^ "Controversial ex-MP fired from her university post". The Kyiv Independent. 15 November 2023. Archived from the original on 15 March 2024. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
- ^ Popeski, Ron; Kozhukhar, Olexander (19 July 2024). "Gunman wounds nationalist former parliamentarian in Ukraine's Lviv". Reuters. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
- ^ "Ірину Фаріон звільнили з "Львівської політехніки": що відомо" (in Ukrainian). Suspilne. 15 November 2023.
- ^ Микитюк, Оксана Романівна; Харчук, Лілія Валеріївна; Ментинська, Ірина Богданівна (2019). Фаріон Ірина Дмитрівна: доктор філологічних наук, професор : біобібліографічний показник (in Ukrainian). Vydavnyctvo Lʹvivsʹkoï politechniky. pp. 6–10. ISBN 978-966-941-319-2.
- ^ ""Загинула за українську мову в Україні": спогади колег та львів'ян про Ірину Фаріон". Суспільне Мовлення.
- ^ Méheut, Constant (20 July 2024). "Divisive Far-Right Politician in Ukraine Is Fatally Shot". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 20 July 2024.
A gunman shot and killed a far-right Ukrainian politician who stirred controversy with campaigns to promote the Ukrainian language and discredit Russian-speaking compatriots, the authorities say.
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