Viktor Yushchenko (Yuschenko) - President of Ukraine. Orange Rev

Ukraine: Viktor Yushchenko (Yuschenko) - President of Ukraine, Orange Revolution, dioxine poisoning .... UkrainianWeb.com Ukraine: President Viktor Yushchenko a site about Ukraine-related products, services, and information << Home Page [ukraine.htm] Our Favorites Travel to Ukraine Ukrainian Software Flowers to Ukraine Genealogy Search Life Style Translation Services Ukrainian Gifts Ukrainian Marriage Food Parcels Send Money Long-distance Phone Ukrainian Art Books & Music Chernobyl Tour Maps of Ukraine Serious Staff Alternative Medicine Child Adoption Market Research Offshore Software For Those in Ukraine Immigration to Canada Buy in Canada/USA Cars from Canada Links Ukrainian Links << Contact Us tel: +1 416 763-4256 fax: +1 775 306-4244 << Home Page Quick Links President Yushchenko Ukrainian News History of Ukraine Ukrainian Culture Ukrainian Newspapers Ukrainian Soccer Ukrainian Recipe Ukraine: Travel, Translation Services, Translation Software, Gift Shop, Flowers, ... UKRAINIAN translation: CLICK HERE >> RUSSIAN translation: CLICK HERE >> Viktor Yushchenko, President of Ukraine. Ukraine's Orange Revolution of 2004-2005 was a series of protests and political events that took place throughout the country in response to allegations of massive corruption, voter intimidation and direct electoral fraud during Ukraine's Presidential Run-off Election of November 21, 2004, as reported by numerous domestic and foreign observers. The November 21, 2004 run-off was mandated by Ukrainian law because, according to the official results of the presidential election held on October 31, 2004, no candidate carried the absolute majority of the vote cast, a case where a run-off between two top candidates with the highest number of votes was specifically required by the law. The winner of the run-off was to become the country's third president since its 1991 independence following the demise of the Soviet Union. Orange was adopted by the protesters as the official color of the movement because it was the predominant color in opposition candidate Viktor Yushchenko's (Yuschenko) election campaign during his run for president. The symbol of solidarity with Yushchenko's movement in Ukraine is an orange ribbon or a flag bearing his "Tak! (Yes!) Yushchenko!" slogan. Sometimes called the Chestnut Revolution due to the abundance of chestnut trees in Kiev — the capital city of Ukraine and center of the revolution where a large 24-hour tent city was set up by Yushchenko supporters —the action was highlighted by a series of nationwide protests, sit-ins, and planned general strikes, organized by supporters of opposition candidate Yushchenko following the disputed results of the November 21 run-off election. Due in large part to the movement's efforts, the results of the original run-off were annulled and a second run-off election was ordered by Ukraine's Supreme Court for December 26, 2004. Under intense international scrutiny, the official results of the second run-off proved to be virtually problem-free, legally valid and clearly in Yuschenko's favor. He was declared the official winner and with his inauguration on January 23, 2005 in Kiev, the Orange Revolution reached its successful and peaceful conclusion. Yushchenko's pictures before and after the dioxine poisoning: before... ... and after Our Services: Travel to Ukraine Translation Flowers to Ukraine Send GIFTS and FLOWERS to Ukraine: CLICK HERE >> tel: +1 416 763-4256, fax: +1 775 306-4244 © 1997-2005 VirtualWare Technologies. All Rights Reserved.