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Remains of 20th-century military leader Yevhen Konovalets exhumed for reburial in Ukraine
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The Kyiv Independent
The remains of the prominent 20th-century military leader and political figure Yevhen Konovalets were exhumed in Rotterdam for reburial in Ukraine, the President's Office reported on Aug. 11.
As the founder of the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists (OUN), Konovalets devoted his life to the cause of Ukraine's independence.
Konovalets will be reburied at the National Military Memorial Cemetery just outside Kyiv, though the President's Office did not specify when the ceremony would take place.
Konovalets' repatriation was preceded by that of Andriy Melnyk, another prominent 20th-century military leader who headed the OUN-M, an offshoot of the organization that formed after Konovalets's assassination.
The return of historical leaders like Konovalets and Melnyk comes as Ukraine seeks to establish a National Pantheon to honor its heroes, past and present.