Ukraine Without Kuchma
Ukraine without Kuchma! or UbK (Ukrainian: Україна без Кучми!; Ukrayina bez Kuchmy!) was a mass protest campaign preceding the Orange Revolution that took place in Ukraine in 2000–2001. Unlike the Orange Revolution the UbK was effectively extinguished by the government enforcement units followed by numerous arrests of the opposition and the Ukrainian-speaking participants. Seeking the criminal responsibility for those events was renewed with the election of Viktor Yanukovych as the President of Ukraine.
"Ukraine without Kuchma" was organized by the political opposition, influenced by the infamous Cassette Scandal, presidential elections of 1999, and aimed mainly to demand the resignation of the newly elected President Leonid Kuchma. The protests did not disappear untraced and resulted in consolidation of the democratic opposition which led to the Orange Revolution.
Read more about Ukraine Without Kuchma: Beginning of The Protests, Growth of Political Support, Mass Phase of The Protests, Authorities' Efforts To Tackle The Protests, Controversial Political Impact On Cabinet, Violent Ending, Long-term Effects