Proclaimed the restoration of a Ukrainian state in Lviv in 1941 and later led the Banderite OUN-B
Born into a Ukrainian Catholic priest’s family in Tarnopol, he studied law and philosophy in Kraków and Lwów and was active in the Ukrainian Nationalist Youth, the UVO and the OUN. Arrested by the Polish authorities in 1934 and sentenced to five years, he was amnestied in 1937. On 30 June 1941, in German-occupied Lviv, he declared the Banderite Act of Restoration of the Ukrainian State and became head of its government, pledging close cooperation with Nazi Germany. From 1942 to 1944 he was held in Sachsenhausen concentration camp. After the war he headed the Anti-Bolshevik Bloc of Nations and in 1968 became leader of the OUN-B.
Also known as: Yaroslav Stetzko
Activities and affiliations
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1930–1986
Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists (OUN)Main
Political and party leadership- Leader of the OUN-B1968–1986
- Head of the Ukrainian government proclaimed in 19411941