Kuchma lahir di [[Chaikyne]], wilayah [[Chernihiv Oblast]] ([[RSS Ukraina SSR]]). <!--His father was killed in a battlefield during the [[World War II]] in [[1944]]. Kuchma attended [[Dnipropetrovsk]] University and graduated with a degree in [[rocket]] [[engineering]]. He moved into senior management posts of the [[Yuzhmash]] industrial company in [[Dnipropetrovsk]], eventually becoming its top executive, as well as in the [[CPSU|Communist Party]] elite. As such, Kuchma played an important role in [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] [[ICBM|strategic missile]] and [[space]] [[rocket]] programs.-->
Dia pernah menjabat sebagai [[Perdana Menteri Ukraina]] tahun [[1992]]-[[1993]].
