Toggle menu
Toggle personal menu
Not logged in
Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits.

Orange Revolution

From ProleWiki, the proletarian encyclopedia
More languages

The Orange Revolution (Ukrainian: Помаранчева Революція) was a color revolution in Ukraine in 2004 against president-elect Viktor Yanukovych.

2004 presidential election[edit | edit source]

Since no candidate won a majority of votes in the first round of Ukraine’s 2004 presidential election, a run-off was declared between the top two candidates: Viktor Yushchenko (independent) and Viktor Yanukovych of the pro-Russian[1] Party of Regions. On 21 November, Yanukovych won the second round with 49.42% of the vote while Yushchenko got 46.69%.[2]

Rerun[edit | edit source]

A re-run was ordered by the Supreme Court of Ukraine for 26 December. In the second vote, Yushchenko won the election with 52% of the vote.[3]

Aftermath[edit | edit source]

Yanukovych stepped down to avoid bloodshed after the rerun.[4]

In 2010, Yanukovych won the next presidential election[5] but was overthrown in another color revolution known as Euromaidan four years later.

References[edit | edit source]

  1. T. J. (2012-10-29). "Viktor Yanukovych's party claims victory" The Economist. Retrieved 2022-03-29.
  2. Про Результати Виборів Президента Україні (2004-11-24). Central Election Committee. Archived from the original on 2007-09-30.
  3. Davidovich (2005-01-10). Про оприлюднення результатів повторного голосування 26 грудня 2004 року з виборів Президента України Central Election Committee. Archived from the original on 2005-03-12.
  4. "Yanukovych says presidential election scenario of 2004 won't be repeated in 2010" (2009-11-27). Interfax. Retrieved 2022-03-29.
  5. Interns (2010-02-16). "Update: Yanukovych to be sworn in, rival fights on" Kyiv Post. Retrieved 2022-03-29.