Ukraine’s 2004 Elections Yushchenko Yanukovych Which Viktor?

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Ukraine’s 2004 Elections Yushchenko Yanukovych Which Viktor?

First runoff, November 21

49.4% 46.7% First runoff, November 21

Evidence of electoral fraud in first runoff, November 21

Russians Russians UkrainiansOthers

Prime Minister Yanukovych meets Russian President Putin Ukrainians in west, north Russians in lighter green in east, south Many Ukrainians prefer Russian Fears of ethnic division

49.4% 46.7% November 21 runoff election

The “Orange Revolution”

Tent City in Kiev Thousands of Yushchenkosupporters camp out in Independence Square to back new election

“CleanUkraine”Yushchenko backers against corruption, lean West to EU Yushchenkosupporters converge in Kiev Donetsk region (coal & Russians) threatens self-rule if Yushchenko takes power

Democracy protests grow Serbia & Georgia turned back electoral fraud (attempt in Belarus) West criticizes Russian interference; Russia criticizes Western aid Flags of Ukraine, Georgia, Belarus etc.

Not all protesters were for democracyUkrainian nationalists in UNA-UNSO(fascist/anti- Semitic party) backed Orange Revolution as stand against Russians

Lampoons of President Kuchma & Yanukovych Kuchma began to withdraw support for his Prime Minister SBU (ex-KGB) warns Tent City of Interior Ministry assault Supreme Court orders new runoff

Yanukovych wins First Runoff, November % 46.7%

Yushchenko wins Second Runoff, December 26 52% 44%

Yushchenko Becomes President Inaugurated Jan. 23, 2005 Calls for EU membership and pullout from Iraq. Visits Moscow the next day. Independence Square in Kiev

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