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Published Feb. 23. Updated Feb. 23 at 9:48 pm Opposition leader and presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko greets thousands of his supporters during a rally on the main square in Kyiv on Nov. 22, 2004. Yushchenko called on tens of thousands of supporters gathered in Kyiv to continue their protests against alleged fraud in a crucial presidential election until victory. Photo by
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“He plants trees which will be of use to another age,” said the Roman poet Caecilius Statius. This phrase captures the idea of a far-sighted leader who is focused on the distant future beyond their own lifetime. As Viktor Yushchenko celebrates his sixty-seventh birthday this week, those words may well be applied to Ukraine’s much maligned and often misunderstood third president.
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