Leonid Kuchma

The General Prosecutor of Ukraine's Office canceled its resolution to deny opening of criminal cases against Kuchma and other politicians within the Gongadze-case on 9 October 2010. Kuchma won re-election for an additional five-year term in 1999. According to the Ukrainian magazine Focus Olena Pinchuk was amongst the "top 10 most influential women" in Ukraine as of 2010.

Leonid Danylovych Kuchma (Ukrainian: Леонід Данилович Кучма born 9 August 1938) was the second President of independent Ukraine from 19 July 1994 to 23 January 2005. After a successful career in the machine-building industry of the Soviet Union Kuchma began his political career in 1990 when he was elected to the Verkhovna Rada (Ukrainians parliament); he was re-elected in 1994. He served as Ukrainian Prime Minister between October 1992 and September 1993.