Symon Petliura
Ukrainian military leader
Died when: 47 years 15 days (564 months)Star Sign: Taurus

Symon Vasylyovych Petliura (Ukrainian: ??´??? ????´?????? ?????´??; 22 May [O.S. 10 May] 1879 – May 25, 1926) was a Ukrainian politician and journalist. He became the Supreme Commander of the Ukrainian Army and the President of the Ukrainian People's Republic during Ukraine's short-lived sovereignty in 1918–1921, leading Ukraine's struggle for independence following the fall of the Russian Empire in 1917.
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