Viktor Fedorovych Yanukovych is a former Ukrainian politician who served as the fourth president of Ukraine from 2010 to 2014. He also served as the prime minister of Ukraine several times between 2002 and 2007 and was a member of the Verkhovna Rada from 2006 to 2010. A member of the pro-Russian Party of Regions,Yanukovych provoked mass protests —the Euromaidan —against his rejection of closer integration with the EU and was removed from the presidency by the Ukrainian parliament in 2014,at the time neighboring Russia started to annex Ukrainian Crimea and started the Russo-Ukrainian War. Since then,he has lived in exile in Russia.
Viktor Andriiovych Yushchenko is a Ukrainian politician who was the third president of Ukraine from 23 January 2005 to 25 February 2010. He aimed to orient Ukraine towards the West,European Union and NATO.
Presidential elections were held in Ukraine on 31 October,21 November and 26 December 2004. The election was the fourth presidential election to take place in Ukraine following independence from the Soviet Union. The last stages of the election were contested between the opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko and incumbent Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych from the Party of Regions. It was later determined by the Ukrainian Supreme Court that the election was plagued by widespread falsification of the results in favour of Yanukovych.
The Orange Revolution was a series of protests,that lead to political upheaval in Ukraine from late November 2004 to January 2005. It gained momentum primarily due to the initiative of the general population,sparked by the aftermath of the 2004 Ukrainian presidential election run-off which was claimed to be marred by massive corruption,voter intimidation and electoral fraud. Kyiv,the Ukrainian capital,was the focal point of the movement's campaign of civil resistance,with thousands of protesters demonstrating daily. Nationwide,this was highlighted by a series of acts of civil disobedience,sit-ins,and general strikes organized by the opposition movement.
Below is the timeline of events that followed the runoff presidential election held in Ukraine on 21 November 2004 that sparked off the "Orange Revolution".
Yulia Volodymyrivna Tymoshenko is a Ukrainian politician,who served as Prime Minister of Ukraine in 2005,and again from 2007 until 2010;the first and only woman in Ukraine to hold that position. She has been a member of the Verkhovna Rada as People's Deputy of Ukraine several times between 1997 and 2007,and presently as of 2014,and was First Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine for the fuel and energy complex from 1999 to 2001. She is a Candidate of Economic Sciences.
The Constitution of Ukraine is the fundamental law of Ukraine. The constitution was adopted and ratified at the 5th session of the Verkhovna Rada,the parliament of Ukraine,on 28 June 1996. The constitution was passed with 315 ayes out of 450 votes possible. All other laws and other normative legal acts of Ukraine must conform to the constitution. The right to amend the constitution through a special legislative procedure is vested exclusively in the parliament. The only body that may interpret the constitution and determine whether legislation conforms to it is the Constitutional Court of Ukraine. Since 1996,the public holiday Constitution Day is celebrated on 28 June.
The Party of Regions is a banned pro-Russian political party in Ukraine formed in late 1997 that became the largest party in Ukraine between 2006 and 2014.
Yuriy Ivanovych Yekhanurov is a Ukrainian politician who was Prime Minister of Ukraine from 2005 to 2006 and Minister of Defense from 2007 to 2009.
The 2006 Parliamentary crisis in Ukraine started in March 2006 as a result of inconclusive parliamentary elections,and ended on 3 August 2006 with Viktor Yanukovych being chosen as a Prime Minister to replace Yuriy Yekhanurov,who resigned right after the parliamentary elections.
Presidential elections were held in Ukraine on 17 January 2010. As no candidate received a majority of the vote,a run-off election was held between Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko and opposition leader Viktor Yanukovych on 7 February.
The chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Crimea,is the head of government of the Republic of Crimea.
The president of Ukraine is the head of state of Ukraine. The president represents the nation in international relations,administers the foreign political activity of the state,conducts negotiations and concludes international treaties. The president is directly elected by the citizens of Ukraine for a five-year term of office,limited to two terms consecutively.
Serhiy Leonidovych Tihipko is a Ukrainian businessman and politician who was Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine. After founding the TAS Group conglomerate in 1998,Tihipko was Minister of Economics in 2000 and subsequently served as Governor of the National Bank of Ukraine from 2002 to 2004. He ran unsuccessfully for President of Ukraine in the 2010 presidential election and participated in the 2014 presidential election,in which he placed fifth with 5.23 percent of the vote. Tihipko is also former Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Social Policy.
Anatolii Volodymyrovych Mohyliov is a Ukrainian politician. He served as the prime minister of Crimea and the Ukrainian minister of Internal Affairs.
The 2010 Ukrainian local elections took place on 31 October 2010,two years before the 2012 general election. The voter turnout across Ukraine was about 50%,which is considered low in comparison to previous elections.
Vasyl Heorhiyovych Dzharty was a Ukrainian politician who served as Prime Minister of Crimea from 17 March 2010 until his death in August 2011.
In Ukraine,the title chief (head) of local (regional) state administration refers to the chief executive of each of the administrative divisions of Ukraine:region,raion (district) or city,in case of Kyiv and Sevastopol.
Viktor Vasylyovych Bondar is a Ukrainian politician,a member of Ukrainian parliament of the 7th and 8th and 9th convocations,the Minister of Transport and Communication of Ukraine (2005–2006),and the Head of Dnipropetrovsk Regional State Administration (2007–2010).
The Permanent Representative of the President of Ukraine in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea represents the President of Ukraine in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea.
