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Independence Day of Ukraine (Ukrainian: День Незалежності України, romanized: Den' Nezaležnosti Ukrajiny [dɛnʲ nezɐˈɫɛʒnɔsʲtʲi ʊkrɐˈjine]) is a state holiday in modern Ukraine, [nb 1] celebrated on 24 August [4] in commemoration of the Declaration of Independence of 1991.
Poland and Canada were the first countries to recognize Ukraine's independence, both on 2 December 1991. [12] [13] [14] On the same day (2 December) it was reported during the late-evening airing of the television news program Vesti that the President of the Russian SFSR, Boris Yeltsin, had recognized Ukraine's independence. [15]
At the doorstep of a new Ukraine: ideas and dreams (На порозі нової України: гадки і мрії). Kyiv 1991. (in Ukrainian) [4] Myronenko, O. Declaration of Independence of the Ukrainian People's Republic in January of 1918 (Проголошення самостійності УНР у січні 1918). Kyiv 1997.
After the revolution, the democratic movement failed to replicate its successes in independent Ukraine, a fact owed to the splintering of the movement along ideological lines and the achievement of its primary goal. The revolution continues to be celebrated in present-day Ukraine, and the Independence Day of Ukraine is a national holiday.
Ukraine's Independence Day celebrates its 1991 declaration of separation from the Soviet Union. “Six months ago, Russia declared war against us,” Zelensky continued. “On Feb. 24, the entire ...
Ukraine held its first military parade in several years, celebrating the 30th anniversary of its independence and declaring it would reclaim areas of its territory annexed by Russia. "We are ...
A referendum on the Act of Declaration of Independence was held in Ukraine on 1 December 1991. [1] An overwhelming majority of 92% of voters approved the declaration of independence made by the Verkhovna Rada on 24 August 1991.
Photo by Alain Nogues/Sygma/Sygma via Getty ImagesIn its twisted road to independence, one that began over a century ago with many failed attempts, the Ukrainian referendum that took place on Dec ...