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Jan Tabachnyk

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Jan Tabachnyk
Ян Табачник
Tabachnyk in 2013
Born
Jan Petrovych Tabachnyk

(1945-07-31)31 July 1945
Died11 September 2023(2023-09-11) (aged 78)
Tel Aviv, Israel
Occupations
  • Accordionist
  • politician
  • entrepreneur
TitlePeople's Artist of Ukraine (1994)
Awards

Jan Petrovych (Yakov Pinevich, Yakiv Pinevych) Tabachnyk (Ukrainian: Ян Петрович Табачник; 31 July 1945 – 11 September 2023) was a Soviet and Ukrainian variety composer, accordionist, politician and entrepreneur.[1]

Biography

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Tabachnyk was born on 31 July 1945 into a Jewish family. He was a member of the Party of Regions, a deputy of the Verkhovna Rada (5th and 6th convocations). Tabachnyk was placed at number 18 on the electoral list of Party of Regions during the 2012 Ukrainian parliamentary election.[2] He was re-elected into parliament.[2] Tabachnyk did not take part in elections later.[3] He died on 11 September 2023, at the age of 78.[4]

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