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Viktor Yushchenko,
President of Ukraine.
 Ukraine's Orange Revolution of 2004-2005 was a series of protests and political
events that took place throughout the country in response to allegations of
massive corruption, voter intimidation and direct electoral fraud during
Ukraine's Presidential Run-off Election of November 21, 2004, as reported by
numerous domestic and foreign observers. The November 21, 2004 run-off was
mandated by Ukrainian law because, according to the official results of the
presidential election held on October 31, 2004, no candidate carried the
absolute majority of the vote cast, a case where a run-off between
two top candidates with the highest number of votes was specifically
required by the law. The winner of the run-off was to become the country's
third president since its 1991 independence following the demise of the
Soviet Union.
Orange was adopted by the protesters as the official color of the movement
because it was the predominant color in opposition candidate Viktor
Yushchenko's (Yuschenko) election campaign during his run for president. The symbol of
solidarity with Yushchenko's movement in Ukraine is an orange ribbon or a
flag bearing his "Tak! (Yes!) Yushchenko!" slogan.
Sometimes called the Chestnut Revolution due to the abundance of chestnut
trees in Kiev — the capital city of Ukraine and center of the revolution
where a large 24-hour tent city was set up by Yushchenko supporters —the
action was highlighted by a series of nationwide protests, sit-ins, and
planned general strikes, organized by supporters of opposition candidate
Yushchenko following the disputed results of the November 21 run-off
election.
Due in large part to the movement's efforts, the results of the original
run-off were annulled and a second run-off election was ordered by Ukraine's
Supreme Court for December 26, 2004. Under intense international scrutiny,
the official results of the second run-off proved to be virtually
problem-free, legally valid and clearly in Yuschenko's favor. He was
declared the official winner and with his inauguration on January 23, 2005
in Kiev, the Orange Revolution reached its successful and peaceful
conclusion.
Yushchenko's pictures before and after the dioxine
poisoning:
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