Gregory Žatkovich
Gregory Zhatkovich | |
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Ґриґорій Жаткович | |
Gregory Zhatkovich, 1920 | |
| Land Governor of Subcarpathian Ruthenia | |
| In office 26 April 1920 – March 1921 | |
| President | Tomáš Masaryk |
| Preceded by | post created |
| Succeeded by | Peter Erenfeld |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 2, 1886 Galambos, Austria-Hungary (now Holubyne, Ukraine) |
| Died | March 26, 1967 (aged 80) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Resting place | Calvary Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Parent | Paul Zhatkovich |
| Education | University of Pennsylvania |
| Occupation | lawyer |
| Known for | Rusyn political activist |
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Gregory Ignatius Zhatkovich (December 2, 1886 – March 26, 1967) was an American lawyer and political activist for Rusyns in the United States and Europe.
He was the first governor of Carpathian Ruthenia, the Rusyn autonomous province of Czechoslovakia and the only American who was a governor of any territory that was or became part of the Soviet Union.