Orange Revolution
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The Orange Revolution was a series of protests that led to political upheaval in Ukraine from late November 2004 to January 2005. It gained momentum primarily due to the initiative of the general popu
Orange-clad demonstrators gather in the Independence Square in Kyiv on 22 November 2004.
Viktor Yushchenko, Yanukovych's antagonist
Viktor Yanukovych, Yushchenko's main opposition
Protest during the Orange Revolution
Viktor Yushchenko
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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, th
Orange Revolution
…foreign election monitors as well as the widespread public perception that the results of the run-off vote of 21 November 2004 between leading candidates Viktor Yushchenko and Viktor Yanukovych were rigged by the authorities in favour of the latter. The nationwide protests succeeded when the results of the original runoff…
Official portrait, 2008
Yushchenko as prime minister visiting Poland in 2000
Yushchenko with fellow opposition leader Oleksandr Moroz during the Orange Revolution, 2004
Pro-Orange Revolution demonstration in Brussels, Belgium