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Afro-Ukrainians

Afro-Ukrainians () or Black Ukrainians are Ukrainians of Sub-Saharan African descent, including Black people who have settled in Ukraine.

History

In 2012, Gaitana, by then "the only Afro-Ukrainian celebrity in her country", represented Ukraine at the Eurovision Song Contest.

In 2019, Zhan Beleniuk became the first Afro-Ukrainian member of the Ukrainian Parliament.

Nehr

The Ukrainian word nehr () is widely used and is a nativized loan word from the , itself a nativized loan from the and the . Although nègre is considered offensive in French, nehr/неɾр is not considered offensive. The native Slavic word for things that are actually black (e.g. a car with black paint) is chórnyy ().

Population

The African Council estimates that 30,000 Africans live in Ukraine.

Notable Afro-Ukrainians

See also

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