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Encyclopedia - Viktor Yushchenko: Encyclopedia - Viktor Yushchenko
Viktor Andriyovych Yushchenko (Ukrainian: Віктор Андрійович Ющенко) (born 23 February 1954) is the President of Ukr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Viktor Yushchenko: Encyclopedia Ii - Viktor Yushchenko - Presidential Election Of 2004
In 2004, as President Kuchma's term came to an end, Yushchenko announced that he was an independent candidate for president. His major ri...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Viktor Yushchenko: Encyclopedia Ii - Viktor Yushchenko - Presidential Election Of 2004
In 2004, as President Kuchma's term came to an end, Yushchenko announced that he was an independent candidate for president. His major ri...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Orange Revolution: Encyclopedia Ii - Orange Revolution - The Protests
By the dawn of the election day, November 21, 2004, when the scale of alleged fraud started to appear, the Yushchenko team made their pub...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1954: Encyclopedia - 1954
1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. 1954 - Events. January 1 - Soviet Union no longer demand...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ukrainian Hryvnia: Encyclopedia Ii - Ukrainian Hryvnia - Introduction
The hryvnia replaced the karbovanets, the currency Ukraine used in the Soviet Union and within the ruble zone (karbovanets is the Ukraini...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Commonwealth Of Independent States: Encyclopedia Ii - Commonwealth Of Independent States - History
Commonwealth of Independent States - Foundation. Initiating the dissolution of the Soviet Union in the autumn of 1991, the leaders of R...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Blue Ribbon: Encyclopedia - Blue Ribbon
In symbolism, blue ribbon is a term used to describe something of high quality. The usage came from The Blue Riband, a prize awarded for ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 2005: Encyclopedia - 2005
2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. It corresponded to the years 5765-5766 in the Hebrew Calenda...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Askar Akayev: Encyclopedia - Askar Akayev
Askar Akayevich Akayev (Аскар Акаевич Акаев) (born November 10, 1944 in Kyzyl-Bairak, Kirghiz SSR) served as President o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 2000s: Encyclopedia - 2000s
This article is about the decade starting at the beginning of 2000 and ending at the end of 2009. For the century or millennium starting ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Poison: Encyclopedia - Poison
In the context of biology, poisons are substances that cause injury, illness, or death to organisms, usually by chemical reaction or othe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 2004: Encyclopedia - 2004
2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. It was designated the: International Year of Rice (by the Un...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 21st Century: Encyclopedia - 21st Century
The 21st century is the century that began on 1 January 2001 and will last to 31 December 2100. Frequently common usage regards the 21st ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Multinational Force In Iraq: Encyclopedia - Multinational Force In Iraq
"Coalition of the Willing" is a phrase which has been used by the administration of US President George W. Bush to refer to the nations w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ukrainian Presidential Election 2004: Encyclopedia - Ukrainian Presidential Election 2004
Ukraine This article is part of the series: Politics of Ukraine Political parties in Ukraine Elections in Ukraine: President: 2004 Parli...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Verkhovna Rada: Encyclopedia - Verkhovna Rada
Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine (Ukrainian: Верховна Рада України; English: "Supreme Council") is the official name of Ukrai...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Crimean Tatars: Encyclopedia - Crimean Tatars
The Crimean Tatars (Qırımtatar (aka Qırım, Qırımlı and Qırım türkü), Pl. Qırımtatarlar (aka Qırımlar, Qırımlılar, Qır�...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Commonwealth Of Independent States: Encyclopedia - Commonwealth Of Independent States
The Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) (in Russian: Содружество Независимых Государств (СНГ) - S...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Poisonings: Encyclopedia - List Of Poisonings
This is a List of poisonings in alphabetical order of victim. It also includes confirmed attempted and fictional poisonings. Many of the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chloracne: Encyclopedia - Chloracne
Chloracne is an acne-like eruption of blackheads, cysts, and pustules associated with over-exposure to certain halogenic aromatic hydroca...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Motion Of No Confidence: Encyclopedia - Motion Of No Confidence
A motion of no confidence, also called a motion of non confidence, is a parliamentary motion traditionally put before a parliament by the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cause Célèbre: Encyclopedia - Cause Célèbre
A cause célèbre (of which the plural is causes célèbres) is an issue or incident arousing widespread controversy, outside campaigning...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Color Revolution: Encyclopedia - Color Revolution
Color revolutions or Flower revolutions are the names given collectively to a series of related movements that developed in post-communis...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ukrainian Hryvnia: Encyclopedia Ii - Ukrainian Hryvnia - Banknotes And Coins
Coins in circulation are [1] 1 Kopiyka (Stainless steel) 2 Kopiykas (Aluminum or stainless steel) 5 Kopiykas (Stainless steel) 10 Kopiyk...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ukrainian Hryvnia: Encyclopedia Ii - Ukrainian Hryvnia - History
Hryvnia was used as currency in Kievan Rus' in the 11th century. The word hryvnia (or grivna) was derived from the Slavic hryva. Original...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Orange Revolution: Encyclopedia Ii - Orange Revolution - Alleged Involvement Of Outside Forces
The Orange Revolution builds on a pattern first developed in the ousting of Slobodan Milošević in Serbia and continuing with the Rose R...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Stalking: Encyclopedia - Stalking
Physical abuse Torture / Severe Corporal punishment Psychological abuse Humiliation / Intimidation / Bullying Hate speech / Manipulation ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Orange Revolution: Encyclopedia Ii - Orange Revolution - Yushchenko
Although Yushchenko entered into negotiations with the outgoing President Leonid Kuchma in an effort to peacefully resolve the situation,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Orange Revolution: Encyclopedia Ii - Orange Revolution - The Role Of Ukrainian Intelligence And Security Agencies
According to one version of events recounted by The New York Times, Ukrainian security agencies played a markedly unusual role in the Ora...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 2004: Encyclopedia Ii - 2004 - Events
2004 - January. January 1 - Pervez Musharraf gets a vote of confidence from an electoral college consisting of Parliament and the pro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ukrainian Presidential Election 2004: Encyclopedia Ii - Ukrainian Presidential Election 2004 - International Influence And Reaction
Many commentators saw the elections as being influenced by outside powers, notably the United States, the European Union and Russia, with...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rose Revolution: Encyclopedia Ii - Rose Revolution - Legacy
A new era is said to have begun in Georgia after the Rose Revolution. While the West considers the Rose Revolution a move towards democra...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 21st Century: Encyclopedia Ii - 21st Century - Overview
The 21st century has had an influence on culture since well before it began. Speculation about future, social, cultural, and technologica...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alaksandar Milinkievič: Encyclopedia Ii - Alaksandar Milinkievič - Campaign For President
In October 2005, roughly 900 delegates from various political groups met in the capital, Minsk, to pick a single candidate from among var...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - February 2005: Encyclopedia Ii - February 2005 - Events
February 2005 - February 28 2005. Country Reports on Human Rights Practices released by the U.S. State Department (U.S. State Departme...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Enlargement Of The European Union: Encyclopedia Ii - Enlargement Of The European Union - Future Enlargement Possibilities
In the Treaty of Maastricht (Article 49), it is stated that any European country that respects the principles of the European Union may a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Poison: Encyclopedia Ii - Poison - Biological Poisoning
Contact or absorption of poisons can cause rapid death or impairment. Agents that act on the nervous system can paralyze in seconds or le...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 2000s: Encyclopedia Ii - 2000s - Events And Trends
2000s - Technology. A huge jump in broadband internet usage, from 6% of U.S. internet users in June, 2000 to what one study predicts w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Russia-ukraine Gas Dispute: Encyclopedia Ii - Russia-ukraine Gas Dispute - Cutting Off The Supply
On December 13, 2005, Gazprom threatened that if an agreement about the new price is not reached before January 1, 2006 10:00 MSK, it wou...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Stalking: Encyclopedia Ii - Stalking - Motives
Many stalking cases come out of previous relationships, and are conducted by people who are otherwise considered "normal". A sizable mino...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Ukrainians: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Ukrainians - Artists
List of Ukrainians - Actors. Elina Bystritskaya George Dzundza Lyudmila Gurchenko Milla Jovovich Roman Kartsev Mila Kunis Vasily Lanov...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Poisonings: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Poisonings - Fictional Poisonings
Due to the plot strength of poisoning in crime fiction, this is an inexhaustive list. Anthony Berkeley: The Poisoned Chocolates Case A...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kryvyi Rih: Encyclopedia Ii - Kryvyi Rih - History
The city was founded in the 17th century by Zaporozhian Cossacks. Kryvyi Rih in Ukrainian literally means Crooked Horn; according to loca...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Javier Solana: Encyclopedia Ii - Javier Solana - Background And Career As Physicist
Solana comes from a well-known Spanish family and is the grandson of Spanish League of Nations disarmament chief, diplomat, writer and Eu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - January 2005: Encyclopedia Ii - January 2005 - Events
January 2005 - January 31 2005. Arab-Israeli Conflict: A ten-year-old Palestinian girl dies after being shot in the head as she played...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Motion Of No Confidence: Encyclopedia Ii - Motion Of No Confidence - Variations
There are a number of variations in this procedure. For example, in Germany, Spain, and Israel, a vote of No Confidence requires that the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - November 2004: Encyclopedia Ii - November 2004 - Events
• 30 Pierre Berton • 29 John Drew Barrymore • 26 Bill Alley • 24 Arthur Hailey • 23 Rafael Eitan • 18 Bobby Frank Cherry • ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - British Helsinki Human Rights Group: Encyclopedia Ii - British Helsinki Human Rights Group - Most Controversial Aspects
The media connections of some of BHHRG members (especially John Laughland, a self-avowed conspiracy theorist and passionate advocate of "...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - President Of Ukraine: Encyclopedia Ii - President Of Ukraine - Presidents Of The Ukrainian People's Republic
The Ukrainian People's Republic was formed after the Russian Revolution of 1917, and lasted until the Peace of Riga between Poland and So...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Post-soviet States: Encyclopedia Ii - Post-soviet States - Regional Organizations
   EU and NATO member states    » Read the article

Encyclopedia - October 2004: Encyclopedia Ii - October 2004 - Events
• 29 HRH Princess Alice • 25 John Peel • 24 James Cardinal Hickey • 23 Robert Merrill • 19 Paul Nitze • 18 K. M. Veerappan �...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Verkhovna Rada: Encyclopedia Ii - Verkhovna Rada - Elections
Dramatic political development of Ukraine has caused recurrent changes of the parliamentary electoral system. Each convocation of the Ver...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cassette Scandal: Encyclopedia Ii - Cassette Scandal - Immediate Consequences
The described events provoked a long-term political crisis, resulting in mass protests in Kyiv. Opposition started a campaign of non-viol...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Slovakia Summit 2005: Encyclopedia Ii - Slovakia Summit 2005 - The Summit
Bush met with Slovak leaders including President Ivan Gašparovič and Prime Minister Mikuláš Dzurinda. On February 24 Bush also gave a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 21st Century: Encyclopedia Ii - 21st Century - Overview
The 21st century has had an influence on culture since well before it began. Speculation about future, social, cultural, and technologica...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Prime Minister Of Ukraine: Encyclopedia Ii - Prime Minister Of Ukraine - Appointment And Dismissal
The PM is appointed by the President upon the ratification of the candidate by the Verkhovna Rada (parliament). As a rule, the ratificati...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Post-soviet States: Encyclopedia Ii - Post-soviet States - Regional Organizations
██ CIS member states ██ EU and NATO member states ██ other former Soviet states A number of international orga...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Oleksandr Moroz: Encyclopedia Ii - Oleksandr Moroz - The Orange Revolution
Moroz ran as a presidential candidate from his Socialist Party of Ukraine in the 1994 and 1999 elections, he came third both times, with ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Security Service Of Ukraine: Encyclopedia Ii - Security Service Of Ukraine - History
The SBU is a successor of the Ukrainian SSR Branch of the KGB, keeping the majority of its 1990s personnel. Since 1992, the agency has be...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ukrainization: Encyclopedia Ii - Ukrainization - Ukrainization After The Russian Revolution
Following the Russian Revolution of 1917, the Russian Empire was broken up. In different parts of the former empire, several nations, inc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yuriy Yekhanurov: Encyclopedia Ii - Yuriy Yekhanurov - Statesman And Politician
When Ukraine gained independence in 1991, Yekhanurov started working for the Kiev municipal government, overseeing economic reforms. He w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yulia Tymoshenko: Encyclopedia Ii - Yulia Tymoshenko - Political Career
Tymoshenko made a move into politics in 1996, and was elected as a representative of Kirovohrad oblast, winning a record 92.3% of the vot...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vitali Klitschko: Encyclopedia Ii - Vitali Klitschko - Biography
Originally a professional kickboxer, Vitali was also a boxer and won the Super Heavyweight Championship at the first World Military Games...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Viktor Yanukovych: Encyclopedia Ii - Viktor Yanukovych - Biography
Yanukovych was born in Yenakiieve, Donets'ka oblast', in the working class neighborhood of Makiivka to a family of Belarusian immigrants....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Non-violent Revolution: Encyclopedia Ii - Non-violent Revolution - List Of Non-violent Revolutions By Era
Non-violent revolution - Decolonization. Non-violent revolution - Cold War. 1968 - The Prague Spring a period of political liberali...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Motion Of No Confidence: Encyclopedia Ii - Motion Of No Confidence - Variations
There are a number of variations in this procedure. For example, in Germany, Spain, and Israel, a vote of No Confidence requires that the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eurovision Song Contest 2005: Encyclopedia Ii - Eurovision Song Contest 2005 - Individual Entries
Eurovision Song Contest 2005 - Albania. The Albanian song was Tomorrow I Go sung by locally famous Ledina Çelo. The song mixed a moder...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - George W. Bush's Second Term As President Of The United States: Encyclopedia Ii - George W. Bush's Second Term As President Of The United States - First 100 Days
George W. Bush began his second term as a result of a hard-fought campaign that sharply divided the American people. He is the sixteenth ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Enlargement Of The European Union: Encyclopedia Ii - Enlargement Of The European Union - Future Enlargement Possibilities
In the Treaty of Maastricht (Article 49), it is stated that any European country that respects the principles of the European Union may a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Donetsk: Encyclopedia Ii - Donetsk - Contemporary Donetsk
The city has 1,131,700 inhabitants (2005); the metropolitan area has 1,566,000 inhabitants (2004). It is the fourth-largest city in Ukrai...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Ukraine: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Ukraine - The 20th Century
When World War I and the Bolshevik revolution in Russia shattered the Austrian and Russian empires, Ukrainians were caught in the middle....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Georgiy R. Gongadze: Encyclopedia Ii - Georgiy R. Gongadze - Disappearance And Investigations
Gongadze disappeared on September 16, 2000 after failing to return home. Foul play was suspected from the outset. The matter immediately ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Post-soviet Russia: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Post-soviet Russia - Dismantling Communism
History of post-Soviet Russia - Shock therapy. Main article: Russian economic reform in the 1990s The conversion of the world's largest...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Post-soviet States: Encyclopedia Ii - Post-soviet States - Regional Organizations
██ EU and NATO member states ██ CIS member states ██ Other former Soviet states A number of international orga...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Motion Of No Confidence: Encyclopedia Ii - Motion Of No Confidence - Variations
There are a number of variations in this procedure. For example, in Germany, Spain, and Israel, a vote of No Confidence requires that the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mittal Steel Company N.v.: Encyclopedia Ii - Mittal Steel Company N.v. - Business
It employs 179,000 people. Expected revenue for 2004 is $22 billion. It produced 48 million tonnes of steel during 2004, ahead of Arcelor...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Leonid Kuchma: Encyclopedia Ii - Leonid Kuchma - Political Career
From 1990 to 1992 Kuchma was a member of the Ukrainian parliament (Committee on Defence and State Security), and became Prime Minister of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Business Oligarch: Encyclopedia Ii - Business Oligarch - Russia
According to a widespread stereotype, the oligarchs are business entrepreneurs who started under Gorbachev during his period of market li...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Transnistria: Encyclopedia Ii - Transnistria - History
Transnistria - Ancient history. Tyras was an ancient Greek colony of Miletus, probably founded about 600 BC, situated on mouth of the D...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Color Revolution: Encyclopedia Ii - Color Revolution - Color Revolutions
Color revolution - Post-communist states. The demonstrations in Yugoslavia in 2000, which led to the overthrow of Slobodan Milošević...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 2000s: Encyclopedia Ii - 2000s - Events And Trends
2000s - Technology. A huge jump in broadband internet usage, from 6% of U.S. internet users in June, 2000 to what one study predicts w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Crimean Tatars: Encyclopedia Ii - Crimean Tatars - History
Crimean Tatars are descendants of Turkic (Bulgars, Khazars, Petchenegs and Kypchaks) and non-Turkic (Scythians, Sarmatians, Cimmerians, A...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chloracne: Encyclopedia Ii - Chloracne - Etiology And Progression
Chloracne normally results from direct skin contact with chloracnegens, although ingestion and inhalation are also possible causative rou...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dioxin: Encyclopedia Ii - Dioxin - Sources Of Dioxin
The United States Environmental Protection Agency Dioxin Reassessment Report is possibly the most comprehensive review of dioxin, but oth...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Blue Ribbon: Encyclopedia Ii - Blue Ribbon - Fair Competitions
In some fair competitions, particularly 4-H and FFA livestock and horticultural events, blue ribbons may be awarded to any project or exh...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Multinational Force In Iraq: Encyclopedia Ii - Multinational Force In Iraq - List Of Nations In The Coalition
The following nations have troops serving in Iraq in some capacity and the numbers were last updated on 11th July 2005. Changes/updates a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - December 2004: Encyclopedia Ii - December 2004 - Events
• 30 Artie Shaw • 29 Julius Axelrod • 28 Jacques Dupuis • 28 Jerry Orbach • 28 Susan Sontag • 26 Reggie White • 26 Sir Angu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cause Célèbre: Encyclopedia Ii - Cause Célèbre - A List Of People And Cases Which Have Been Considered Causes Célèbres
Cause célèbre - A. Mumia Abu-Jamal: The 1982 conviction of this member of the Black Panthers Party for murdering Philadelphia police...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Enlargement Of The European Union: Encyclopedia Ii - Enlargement Of The European Union - Future Enlargement Possibilities
In the Treaty of Maastricht (Article 49), it is stated that any European country that respects the principles of the European Union may a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Askar Akayev: Encyclopedia Ii - Askar Akayev - Education And Early Career
Akayev was the youngest of five sons born into a family of collective farm workers. He became a metalworker at a local factory in 1961. H...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - February 2005: Encyclopedia Ii - February 2005 - Events
February 2005 - February 28 2005. Country Reports on Human Rights Practices released by the U.S. State Department (U.S. State Departme...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 2005: Encyclopedia Ii - 2005 - Events
2005 - January. January 4 - Death of the Governor of Baghdad, Ali Al-Haidri, assassinated by gunmen. January 9 - The same storm which ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 21st Century: Encyclopedia Ii - 21st Century - Overview
The 21st century has had an influence on culture since well before it began. Speculation about future, social, cultural, and technologica...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1954: Encyclopedia Ii - 1954 - Events
1954 - January. January 1 - Soviet Union no longer demands war reparations from East Germany January 12 - Large-scale avalanches in Au...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 21st Century: Encyclopedia Ii - 21st Century - Important Developments, Events, Achievements
21st century - Politics. 2003 International Criminal Court opens 2004 EU Enlargement: 10 countries join 2005 UN Security Council decid...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Commonwealth Of Independent States: Encyclopedia Ii - Commonwealth Of Independent States - Role And Organization
The CIS is headquartered in Minsk, Belarus. The chairman of the CIS is known as the executive secretary. All of the CIS's executive secre...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Georgiy R. Gongadze: Encyclopedia Ii - Georgiy R. Gongadze - Crises And Controversy
The affair became an international crisis for the Ukrainian government during 2001, with the European Union expressing dissatisfaction at...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Leonid Kuchma: Encyclopedia Ii - Leonid Kuchma - Early Life
Kuchma was born in Chaikyne, a village of the Chernihivs'ka oblast' (Ukrainian SSR). His father was killed on the World War II front in 1...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Post-soviet Russia: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Post-soviet Russia - The Putin Administration 2000-present
In August 2000, the Russian submarine K-141 Kursk suffered an explosion, causing the submarine to sink in the shallow area of the Barents...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Post-soviet Russia: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Post-soviet Russia - Succession Crises 1999-2000
Yevgeny Primakov did not remain in his post long. Yeltsin grew suspicious that Primakov was gaining in strength and popularity and dismis...   » Read the article