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    You are probably surprised if you opened this. I was too when I found out.

    For those of you who don't know who Yulia Tymoshenko is, she is the current and first female Ukrainian prime minister and one of the faces of the [Western-backed] Orange Revolution. Oh and her face is pretty .

    She is half-Armenian from her father's side and had an Armenian surname before marriage, Գրիգյան/Grigyan (Grigean). Her father's name was Vladimir Abramovich Grigean. And apparently, her surname's lineage traces to Artsakh, very cool There was controversy in Ukraine when an ethnic Armenian won some music competition on the alleged interference of Tymoshenko which has sparked debate as to where her allegiance lies .

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    Here's her biography from Wikipedia:

    Yulia Volodymyrivna Tymoshenko (Ukrainian: Юлія Володимирівна Тимошенко ['julijɑ ʋɔlɔ'dɪmɪriʋnɑ tɪmɔ'ʃɛnkɔ] Julia Volodymyrivna Tymošenko) (born on November 27, 1960) is a Ukrainian politician and current Prime Minister of Ukraine. She is the leader of the All-Ukrainian Union "Fatherland" party and the Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc.

    Before becoming Ukraine's first female Prime Minister, Tymoshenko was one of the key leaders of the Orange Revolution. In this period, some Western media publications dubbed her as the "Joan of Arc of the Revolution".

    On July 28, 2005, Forbes magazine named her as the third most powerful woman in the world in her role as Prime Minister; behind only Condoleezza Rice and Wu Yi. However in 2007, she has subsequently dropped off the list but in August 2008 she reappeared on the list at number 17.

    Prior to her political career, Yulia Tymoshenko was a successful but controversial businesswoman in the gas industry, which made her wealthy. Tymoshenko first became Prime Minister in 2005 between January 24 and September 8. She was elected again as PM on December 18, 2007 and is considered a possible candidate for the President of Ukraine in 2010.
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    Re: Yulia Tymoshenko

    Her maiden name, Hryhian, has led some to speculate that her father, who abandoned the family when she was 3, was Armenian. While generally quite closed about her private life, Tymoshenko has said that her background is Ukrainian and Latvian.

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    • #3
      Re: Yulia Tymoshenko

      Originally posted by TomServo View Post
      Her maiden name, Hryhian, has led some to speculate that her father, who abandoned the family when she was 3, was Armenian. While generally quite closed about her private life, Tymoshenko has said that her background is Ukrainian and Latvian.

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      Nice find. The explanation for the difference in last name in the two sources is that all 'H's were either turned into 'G's or just dropped during Soviet times cause the Russians lack 'H'.

      Here's more from an Armenian source:

      ՅՈՒԼՅԱ ԳՐԻԳՅԱՆ-ՏԻՄՈՇԵՆԿՈՆ ԷԼ Է ՂԱՐԱԲԱՂՑԻ՞

      Ուկրաինայի վարչապետ, Դնեպրոպետրովսկի 10-ի «բ» դասարանի երբեմնի աշակերտուհի Յուլյա Գրիգյանի (ամուսնությունից հետո` Տիմոշենկո) արմատների ճշգրտումը շատերին է հուզում, քանի որ նա մի անգամ նշել է, որ իր հայրական կողմով 10 սերունդ շարունակ լատվիացի է, մայրական կողմով` ուկրաինուհի: Յուլյա Տիմոշենկոն ազգանվան փոփոխության համար (Գրիգյանիս-Գրիգյան) մեղավոր է համարում անձնագրային սեղանի աշխատակիցներին, սակայն «Ռեգնում»-ի տվյալներով, հավաստի է այն փաստը, որ երբեմնի կապի եւ տրանսպորտի նախարար Եվգենի Չերվոնենկոն, մեկնաբանելով Կիեւում հրեա տղայի ծեծվելը, նշել է, որ ինքը բավականին զարմացած է, որ Տիմոշենկոն կարող էր լինել առավել նախաձեռնողական, մանավանդ որ նա ունի «հրեա մայր եւ հայ հայր»: «Հենց հայերն ու հրեաներն են պատմականորեն գենոցիդի ենթարկվել», նշել է Եվ. Չերվոնենկոն:

      Ուկրաինայի վարչապետի էթնիկ ծագման որոնումները հետաքրքրվողներին բերել են Ղարաբաղ, ուր Գրիգյան ազգանունը ազնվատոհմ գերդաստանի է պատկանում:

      Այս մասին ավելի մանրամասն կարդացեք «Ազգի» առաջիկա համարներից մեկում:
      * Ս. Մ.

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      • #4
        Re: Yulia Tymoshenko

        yeah, we are rather surprised. we knew that serguey lavrov, the russian prime minister was half armenian from his mother side from tbilissi, but never tought of timoshenko's armenian roots, that's good

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        • #5
          Re: Yulia Tymoshenko

          So is Yulia part Armenian? And I had read that Lavrov's father was Armenian, not mother.
          For the first time in more than 600 years, Armenia is free and independent, and we are therefore obligated
          to place our national interests ahead of our personal gains or aspirations.



          http://www.armenianhighland.com/main.html

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          • #6
            Re: Yulia Tymoshenko

            well u know armenians we are everywhere,we are like mashrums u know that we there, but its just hard to find them out.

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            • #7
              Re: Yulia Tymoshenko

              Originally posted by Armanen View Post
              So is Yulia part Armenian? And I had read that Lavrov's father was Armenian, not mother.
              The Armenian article claims she is even though she denies it to the public. They traced her last name to Artsakh. Apparently, the transport minister of Ukraine was also quoted acknowledging Tymoshenko's Armenian and xxxish roots.
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              • #8
                Re: Yulia Tymoshenko

                Yulia is a Russian name

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                • #9
                  Re: Yulia Tymoshenko

                  Originally posted by Sero View Post
                  Yulia is a Russian name
                  What does that have to do with someone's origin?
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                  • #10
                    Re: Yulia Tymoshenko

                    Originally posted by Federate View Post
                    What does that have to do with someone's origin?
                    Nothing just stated it it sounded like Russian version of Julia

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