The Orange Revolution in Ukraine in the latter part of 2004 consists of a series of protests and other events and actions related to allegations of massive corruption in the government which was then led by the former President, Yanukovich. In the website of Wikipedia, it is declared that the main trigger for these protest actions was the result of the run-off elections held on November 11, 2004. Yanukovich was declared the winner of those elections whereas the sentiments of the people centered on the belief that the true winner of those elections was Viktor Yushchenko. The Ukrainian citizens went to the streets of Kiev in the form of daily marches, strikes and protests which led the government declared the results of the November 11, 2004 election was void, and orde View the rest of this article
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