Julia Tymoshenko, "the iron princess", was just another...

Julia Tymoshenko, "the iron princess", was just another oligarchical member of the billionaires club who had managed to line her own pockets following the downfall of the USSR.

28th October, 2007

"The transformation of Julia Tymoshenko from mere politician to leader of a revolution took place on a freezing night in November 2004 in Kiev, the capital of Ukraine. With hundreds of thousands of people on the streets to protest against the falsification of election results denying victory to the presidential hopeful Viktor Yushchenko, tensions were running high. Amid rumours that troops were moving on the city to quell the uprising, and with her ally Yushchenko ensconced elsewhere, Tymoshenko led a vast crowd to face down the soldiers guarding the presidential administration.

With this one act, her transformation was complete. In less than a decade, Tymoshenko had changed her image from reviled oligarch, detested across the country, to darling of the masses..."

Hopefully she stays away from politics now.

www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/julia-tymoshenko-the-iron-princess-397875.html