What's this? This is an unbiased just-the-facts news summary about Ukraine, Viktor Yanukovych and Viktor Yushchenko. To see the full newsline, click the red tabs below. Love news? Become a contributor now!

25 Nov, 2004

Calls for general strike

0 Comments

Yushchenko calls for general strikes shutting down factories, schools and transportation to protest the Central Election Commission’s decision to call the 2004 Ukraine presidential election in favor of Yanukovych. Yushchenko addresses supporters in Maidan (Independence) Square rallying under orange banners, the color of his campaign:

[This decision] puts Ukraine on the verge of civil conflict … With this decision, they want to put us on our knees

0 0 votes
Article Rating
Subscribe
Notify of
guest
0 Comments
Inline Feedbacks
View all comments