Ukraine Revolution 2014

1991 The Break-up of the USSR The new “Near-Abroad”

2000 Kuchmagate – Georgy Gongadze Murdered Ukrainian Journalist for Ukrayinska Pravda – Casette Scandal

Orange Revolution Nov 2004-Jan 2005 Oct 2004 Presidential Election Kuchma/Yushchenko/ Tymoshenko/ Yanukovych

Orange Revolution 2004 Sept 2004 - Dioxin Poisoning

Ukraine Demogrphics

Russian Interests in Ukraine

2010 Elections

East v. West Merkel/Tymoshenko Yanukovych/Putin

Protests Ignite in Kiev 21 Nov 13 - Yanukovych announces rejection of EU agreement 24 Nov – 100,000 people take to the streets in Kiev 1 Dec – Protesters take control of City Hall 8 Dec – 800,000 protestors clash with police 17 Dec – Putin gives Yanukovych 15 B bailout 22 Jan 14 – After passage of a draconian “anti-protest” law, 2 die of gunshot wounds from police in Kiev 28 Jan – Parliament grants amnesty if protestors vacate government building. Protesters leave by 16 Feb

Revolution 18 Feb - 25,000 protesters remain in Independence Square. In a clash with police, 18 people including 7 policemen are killed. Insurgents retake City Hall 19 Feb – Truce negotiated, but lasts only 24 hours, the next day 77 people die over the next 48 hours when police try to recapture the square 21 Feb – Yanukovych signs a compromise agreement with opposition leaders brokered by France, Germany & Poland

Revolution 22 Feb – Protesters take control of presidential admin buildings without resistance and opposition leaders call for elections on 25 May. Yanukovych is nowhere to be seen and reported to be in Kharkiv in the north-east. Parliament removes him from power. Yanukovych appears on TV to insist he is lawfully-elected president, and denounces a "coup d'etat". Arch-rival, opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko who was jailed for seven years in 2011, is freed. 23 Feb - Parliament names speaker Olexander Turchynov as interim president. Turchynov, an associate of Tymoshenko, tells MPs they have until Tuesday to form a new unity government.

Revolution 27 Feb – Vladimir Putin announces Russian military exercises along the Ukrainian border. Armed and masked Yanukovych supporters seize Crimean government buildings Yanukovych appeals to Russia to protect “his personal safety:

Revolutionary Theory & The Future