Nov. 25 1995: Russia and Ukraine’s defense ministers sign a number of instruments in Sochi, including the Agreement on Cooperation in the Military Sphere.
2004: Nationwide strike begins in Ukraine with the National Salvation Committee assuming responsibility for the protection of democracy.
Nov. 26 1917: Crimean Tatars hold a constituent assembly (Kurultai) putting forth the motto “Crimea for Crimeans!”
2004: Viktor Yushchenko, Viktor Yanukovych, and Leonid Kuchma meet to negotiate transition of power in Ukraine; their meeting ends in a joint statement boiling down to the start of the negotiating process.
Nov. 27 1648: King Jan Casimir II of Poland signs an edict guaranteeing Cossack privileges.
2004: UN Secretary General urges the Ukrainian government to carefully review the course of the presidential election.
Nov. 28 1994: The Constitutional Commission holds a session officially resuming the constitutional process in Ukraine.
2004: Clergymen and parishioners gather at the largest cathedral in Kyiv, St. Volodymyr’s, to offer up prayers for a peaceful solution to the political crisis during the presidential campaign in Ukraine.
Nov. 29 1989: The remains of victims of the Stalinist repressions are transferred to a new burial site in Ivano-Frankivsk.
2004: The National Salvation Committee, headed by Viktor Yushchenko, sends an ultimatum to incumbent President Leonid Kuchma.
Nov. 30 1921: The All-Ukainian Central Executive Committee passes a resolution pardoning workers and peasants who served in enemy armies and are still abroad.
2004: Germany’s Chancellor Gerhard Schroder discusses the election campaign situation in Ukraine with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Dec. 1 1991: The Ukrainian people confirm the Proclamation of Ukrainian Independence during a referendum. Leonid Kravchuk is elected president of Ukraine.
2004: The Verkhovna Rada resolution retiring Viktor Yanukovych’s cabinet and forming a government of people’s confidence goes into effect.
