Independence Day of Ukraine
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| Independence Day День незалежності |
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Celebrations in Luhansk
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| Observed by | Ukraine |
| Type | National |
| Significance | The day the Declaration of Independence was adopted by the Supreme Soviet in 1991 |
| Celebrations | Fireworks, Concerts |
| Date | August 24 |
| Next time | 24 August 2025 |
| Frequency | annual |
Independence Day of Ukraine (Ukrainian: День незалежності України) is the main state holiday in modern Ukraine,[nb 1] celebrated on 24 August[2] in commemoration of the Declaration of Independence of 1991.[3]
The holiday was first celebrated on 16 July 1991, as the first anniversary of the Declaration of State Sovereignty of Ukraine passed by the Verkhovna Rada (Ukraine's parliament) in 1990.[3][4] Since the Declaration of Independence was issued later, and confirmed by the referendum of 1 December 1991, the date of the holiday was changed.[5] (In December 1991 many Ukrainian Canadians expected that 1 December would become Ukraine's official independence day.)[6]
Beginning in 2004, 23 August is celebrated as the Day of the National Flag.[7]
Notes
- ↑ In July 2013 in a poll by Razumkov Centre 61% considered Independence Day a holiday, 30.4% “not a holiday, but an ordinary day off” and 6.1% agreed to “this should be a working day”.[1]
References
- ↑ Poll: Independence Day a holiday for more than 60% of Ukrainians, Interfax-Ukraine (21 August 2013)
- ↑ How Ukraine Became a Market Economy and Democracy by Anders Åslund, Peterson Institute for International Economics, 2009, ISBN 978-0-88132-427-3 (page 185)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 A History of Ukraine: The Land and Its Peoples by Paul Robert Magocsi, University of Toronto Press, 2010, ISBN 1442610212 (page 722/723)
- ↑ Citizens of Ukraine mark 1 year of state sovereignty, The Ukrainian Weekly (21 July 1991)
- ↑ Ukraine Intelligence & Security Activities and Operations Handbook, International Business Publications, 2009, ISBN 0739716611 (page 268)
- ↑ Canada second to recognize Ukraine; establishing ties should go smoothly, The Ukrainian Weekly (8 December 1991)
- ↑ Ukraine celebrates National Flag Day, Xinhua News Agency (23 August 2012)
Ceremony of hoisting Ukraine's national flag held at presidential administration, Kyiv Post (23 August 2011)
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- President’s address on occasion of Independence Day (by Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych), President.gov.ua (24 August 2012) (via Archive.org)
- "President Poroshenko: We must always be ready to defend independence" (by Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko), President.gov.ua (24 August 2014) - 2014 President's speech text in Ukrainian
