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Blood on the Maidan : What Happened to Ukraine’s EuroRevolution. August 24, 1991 : Ukraine declares independence from the Soviet Union. November 2004 to January 2005: the Orange Revolution. 21 November 2004: allegations of election fraud spark massive protests against Yanukovych
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Blood on the Maidan: What Happened to Ukraine’s EuroRevolution
August 24, 1991:Ukraine declares independence from the Soviet Union
November 2004 to January 2005:the Orange Revolution • 21 November 2004: allegations of election fraud spark massive protests against Yanukovych • 26 December 2004: revote held and Yanukovych loses majority • 23 January 2005 Viktor Yushchenko inaugurated as president
November 2013:Euromaidan protests • November 2013: protests begin when Yanukovych rejects agreement with EU • 16 January 2014: violence escalates after government passes Bondarenko-Oliynyk laws (Anti-Protest Laws) • 28 January 2014: Prime Minister MykolaAzarov resigns