Stefan Romaniw Explained

Stefan Romaniw (uk|Стефан Ількович Романів; 12 November 1955 – 26 June 2024) was a Ukrainian-Australian activist who served as the Co-chair of the Australian Federation of Ukrainian Organisations^{[1] [2]} and the First Vice President of the Ukrainian World Congress.^[3] According to historian Gregorsz Rossolinski-Liebe, he was also elected leader of the Organisation of Ukrainian Nationalists in 2009.^[4]

Romaniw was the chairperson of the Victorian Multicultural Commission and Multicultural Arts and has received the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM).^{[5] [6]}

Romaniw was the head of the OUN-B from 2009 to December 2022, when Oleh Medunytsia was unanimously elected to replace him.^[7]

Romaniw died in Warsaw on 26 June 2024, at the age of 68.^[8] A state funeral was held at the Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral of Sts Peter and Paul, in Melbourne, on 12 July.^[9]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ukraine attack: 'Why is this tyrant being allowed to do this?' . 8 December 2022 . 9now.nine.com.au . en-AU . 8 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221208004933/https://9now.nine.com.au/a-current-affair/russia-ukraine-update-chair-of-australian-federation-of-ukrainian-organisations-stefan-romaniw-speaks-out-over-attacks/f79c29b7-3b7e-45e5-a0c1-5ee75562d133 . live .
2. Web site: Co-Chairperson — Australian Federation of Ukrainian Organisations . 8 December 2022 . www.ozeukes.com . 8 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221208005509/https://www.ozeukes.com/about/executive/sromaniw/ . live .
3. Book: Kuzio, Taras . Ukraine: Democratization, Corruption, and the New Russian Imperialism: Democratization, Corruption, and the New Russian Imperialism . 23 June 2015 . ABC-CLIO . 978-1-4408-3503-2 . xx . en . 21 June 2022 . 26 June 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240626201449/https://books.google.com/books?id=CqXACQAAQBAJ&dq=Stefan+Romaniw+OUN&pg=PR20 . live .
4. Book: Rossolinski, Grzegorz . Stepan Bandera: The Life and Afterlife of a Ukrainian Nationalist : Fascism, Genocide, and Cult . 2014 . Columbia University Press . 978-3-8382-0684-4 . 417 . en . In 2009 the Twelfth Great Congress of the OUN elected Stefan Romaniw as leader of the OUN. Both Haidamakha and Romaniw grew up in the diaspora and were recruited to the OUN when they were members of SUM. Like many other civic leaders, Romaniw has also been an activist of multiculturalismm, civil liberties and the right of national self determination. . 21 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240626201513/https://books.google.com/books?id=6OXJCQAAQBAJ&dq=Stephan+Romaniw&pg=PA467#v=onepage&q=Stephan%20Romaniw&f=false . 26 June 2024 . live.
5. Web site: State Government of Victoria . Australia . 2019 . Stefan Romaniw OAM . https://web.archive.org/web/20220126051239/https://www.vic.gov.au/stefan-romaniw-oam . 9 June 2022 . 26 January 2022 . live .
6. Web site: Stefan Romaniw - Ukrainian World Congress . 27 September 2022 . www.ukrainianworldcongress.org . en . 27 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220927224842/https://www.ukrainianworldcongress.org/about/leadership/stefan-romaniw/ . live .
7. Web site: For the first time, a citizen of Ukraine by birth was elected as the head of the OUN(b). Istorychna Pravda. 16 December 2022. 16 December 2022. Ukrainian. 16 December 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221216193447/https://www.istpravda.com.ua/short/2022/12/16/162175/. live.
8. News: Tributes for Australian Federation of Ukrainian Organisations co-chair Stefan Romaniw . 10 July 2024 . Herald Sun . 26 June 2024.
9. Web site: 2024-07-12 . State Funeral Service for Stefan Romaniw OAM . 2024-07-12 . www.vic.gov.au . en-AU.