Wednesday, August 24, 2005

Aug 24 - Ukraine Independence (1991)



Looking north on Maydan Nezalezhnosti in Kiev on Independence Day.


Ukraine proclaimed its independence on August 24, 1991.

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1 comment:

EGSnyder said...

Regina -- Canadian PM Reaches out to Ukrainians

REGINA -- Prime Minister Paul Martin yesterday formally recognized the wrongs inflicted on thousands of Ukrainian-Canadians who were interned or stripped of civil rights during the First World War.

At a ceremony in Regina, Mr. Martin called the episode a "dark chapter" in Canadian history as he signed an agreement with community leaders to fund a $2.5-million package for markers, plaques, and educational materials to mark the abuses